Sivewright Surname

514,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sivewright Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the sievewright,' a maker of sieves (v. Sivier). 'And all this mullok in a sive ythrowe.' Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

Sivewright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1841:29,0973,049
Australia1191:226,85521,510
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
England841:663,31038,317
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1711:21,8902,107
England281:870,54937,307

Sivewright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the sievewright,' a maker of sieves (v. Sivier). 'And all this mullok in a sive ythrowe.' Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Sievewright, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sivewright Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sivewright Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sivewright is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sivewright? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 514,664th most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Sivewright live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is held by 184 people, or 1 in 29,097. In Scotland it is most numerous in: Aberdeenshire, where 30 percent live, Dundee City, where 22 percent live and Aberdeen City, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Scotland it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Sivewright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sivewright has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Sivewright surname grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sivewright Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sivewright surname is primarily Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sivewright last name are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sivewright earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 71.46% more than the national average, earning R 407,460 per year and in United States they earn 32.59% more than the national average, earning $57,210 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sievewright95540/
Seivewright95179/
Sivwright9577/
Scivewright951/
Sievewrighjt911/
Seivwright90850/
Sievwright90633/
Sevewright903/
Scivwright901/
Sevwright842/
Seivewrightová832/

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