Sizor Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Turkey

Sizor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the sizar,' probably an 'assizer,' one who jotted down the rations of bread, otherwise a poor University scholar who got his bread cheap at the buttery; v. Panter.

Willelmus Sisar, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Sizor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Sizor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the sizar,' probably an 'assizer,' one who jotted down the rations of bread, otherwise a poor University scholar who got his bread cheap at the buttery; v. Panter.

Willelmus Sisar, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1715. Buried — Samuel Siser: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1774. Married — Leonard Sizer and Elizabeth Northorp: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A scholar of the lowest degree at Cambridge-a servitor. Bailey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sizor Last Name Facts

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

Sizor (Russian: Сизор) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sizor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Sizor occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Sizor reside; 33 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Sizor is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Sizor exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 29 percent reside.

Sizor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sizor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sizor surname contracted 63 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sizor Last Name Statistics demography

Sizor earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning $33,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shizor919/
Sizzor913/
Siezor911/
Sizore911/
Scizor910/
Sitzor910/
Shirzor8338/
Sciezor834/
Shizore831/
Sizar80697/
Sisor80458/
Sijor80176/
Sicor80126/
Zizor8045/
Sezor805/
Sizur802/
Cizor801/
Gizor801/
Syzor800/
Shirzour7730/
Sizorova7721/
Shaizoor773/
Schizoyr770/
Siezar731,027/
Saizar73935/
Shizar73150/
Chizor7355/
Segior7350/
Sijore7344/
Shijor7322/
Sisore7317/
Saisor7314/
Sixour7313/
Sisior739/
Shezor735/
Zizoir735/
Seizar735/
Sishor734/
Sáizar734/
Siscor734/
Soisor734/
Sijord733/
Sichor733/
Saizur732/
Seezor732/
Sizzar732/
Jizour731/
Sisoir731/
Sirzar731/
Sidsor731/
Sisoor731/
Seizur731/
Zizore731/
Sizhar731/
Sesior731/
Seazor731/
Scisor731/
Sizart731/
Sizare731/
Setzor730/
Sizard730/
Sissor730/
Sitzar730/
Sichore6768/
Shichor6723/
Shijore6718/
Shehzor6712/
Shirzar6712/
Sichort6711/
Chizore6710/
Shisore677/
Saisord676/
Shezore675/
Saisoor675/
Sissoir674/
Sissord673/
Sitchor672/
Scissor672/
Chaizor672/
Sidsour672/
Shaizar672/
Shaidzhoor671/
Sizzare671/
Siseore671/
Sishore671/
Sixhour671/
Sichorz671/
Shizard671/
Shiszar671/
Shitzar671/
Seizeur671/
Shaijor671/
Chizour671/
Scieżor671/
Siceoir671/
Sheizar671/
Saizure670/
Sissour670/
Ciszort670/
Gizzord670/

Sizor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sizor in the Russian language
Сизорsizor-

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