Sire Surname
Approximately 10,870 people bear this surname
Sire Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sire,' i.e. the master.
John le Sire, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alexander le Sire, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Walter le Sire, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Simon le Sire, Fines Roll, 17 Edward II.
Read More About This SurnameSire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,025 | 1:16,503 | 1,775 |
| Uganda | 1,631 | 1:23,936 | 3,434 |
| Panama | 1,385 | 1:2,825 | 383 |
| Burkina Faso | 753 | 1:24,372 | 1,544 |
| Uruguay | 392 | 1:8,754 | 984 |
| Cameroon | 369 | 1:56,285 | 7,266 |
| Argentina | 317 | 1:134,837 | 11,405 |
| Kenya | 294 | 1:157,074 | 12,406 |
| Mauritania | 283 | 1:14,469 | 1,372 |
| United States | 273 | 1:1,327,688 | 92,627 |
| Papua New Guinea | 177 | 1:46,066 | 5,702 |
| Indonesia | 126 | 1:1,049,597 | 76,344 |
| Norway | 114 | 1:45,108 | 6,444 |
| Nigeria | 98 | 1:1,807,579 | 65,389 |
| India | 95 | 1:8,074,372 | 169,494 |
| Chile | 70 | 1:251,664 | 7,573 |
| Latvia | 68 | 1:30,148 | 4,623 |
| Cambodia | 64 | 1:241,987 | 3,246 |
| Brazil | 44 | 1:4,865,326 | 126,089 |
| Spain | 42 | 1:1,113,144 | 39,565 |
| Yemen | 30 | 1:880,843 | 11,350 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Cuba | 13 | 1:886,363 | 6,304 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
The alternate forms: Şire (407), Siré (155), Sirè (1) & Šīre (1) are calculated separately.
Sire (17,919) may also be a first name.
Sire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the sire,' i.e. the master.
John le Sire, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alexander le Sire, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Walter le Sire, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Simon le Sire, Fines Roll, 17 Edward II.
Cecilia Syre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Ricardus Syre. 1370: ibid.
1796. Married — John Syer and Catherine Green: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Lord, Master [Anglo-French sire, Old French senre; Latin senior, older] John le Sire.—Hundred Rolls
Sire Demographics
Average Sire Salary in
United States
$50,263 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sire (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻴﺮﻩ, Hindi: सिरे, Marathi: सीरे, Oriya: ସିେର, Russian: Сире) is found most in France. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Şire, Siré, Sirè or Šīre. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sire? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 47,590th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 670,427 people. Sire occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Sire live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Sire is also the 40,963rd most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 17,919 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 4,025 people, or 1 in 16,503. In France Sire is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 32 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent live. Other than France this surname exists in 71 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent live and Panama, where 13 percent live.
Sire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sire has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Sire surname are 6.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.57% being registered with the party.
The amount Sire earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.09% less than the national average, earning 328,466 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $50,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.76% less than the national average, earning $41,354 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sire Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sire in the Marathi language | ||
| सीरे | sire | - |
| Sire in the Hindi language | ||
| सिरे | sire | 93.14 |
| सीरे | sire | 6.86 |
| Sire in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିେର | siera | 53.85 |
| ଶିେର | siera | 46.15 |
| Sire in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻴﺮﻩ | syrh | 40.09 |
| ﺳﻴﺮ | syr | 26.73 |
| ﺳﻴﺮﻯ | syry | 15.67 |
| ﺳﻴﺮﻱ | syry | 8.29 |
| ﺳﻴﺮﺓ | syrt | 3.23 |
| ﺳﺮﻱ | sry | 1.38 |
| ﺳﺮﻯ | sry | 1.38 |
| Sire in the Russian language | ||
| Сире | sire | - |
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