# Syracuse (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/syracuse/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Italian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 580 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,214 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 532,320 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.8% (564 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsaɪɹəkjuːz/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Syracuse, from Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai) attested from 8th century BC, from a Pre-Greek name, possibly Phoenician 𐤔𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤇 (šhrʾḥ, “to feel ill”) in reference to the ancient port's proximity to a swamp. With modified form of suffix -εις (-eis). As a surname, an anglicized form of Italian Siracusa. Doublet of Siragusa. Compare Sicilian Saragusa.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Syracuse in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Similar surnames

Siracusa, Sarkisian, Sarkissian, Saragosa, Sarkis, Siragusa.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.