Sydney Surname

119,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Sydney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de St Denis'. This is the generally accepted derivation, and I doubt not it is the true one. Lower says,' The founder of this family in England was Sir William Sydney, Chamberlain of Henry II, who came from Anjou with that monarch, and was buried at Lewes Priory in 1188': Patronymica Britannica.

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Sydney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
Nigeria5731:309,15017,177
Tanzania5351:98,9569,772
Haiti3351:31,8922,255
Kenya3061:150,91511,990
Trinidad and Tobago2731:4,996809
England1981:281,40421,905
Saint Lucia1331:1,344253
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Canada981:375,97533,576
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Guyana781:9,7721,486
France641:1,037,855114,367
Mauritius611:21,2044,314
India491:15,654,396253,566
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Israel171:503,39037,521
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Wales81:386,81619,671
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:118,90411,373
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Sydney (156,475) may also be a first name.

Sydney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de St Denis'. This is the generally accepted derivation, and I doubt not it is the true one. Lower says,' The founder of this family in England was Sir William Sydney, Chamberlain of Henry II, who came from Anjou with that monarch, and was buried at Lewes Priory in 1188': Patronymica Britannica.

Like Chauncy and Washington in the United States, Sidney and Percy have been turned into baptismal names in England. Sydney has also given title to one of the great cities of Australia.

Richard de Sanct' Deonise, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Sanct' Deonisio, Devon, ibid.

John de Sanct' Dene, Sussex, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

(Prior) de Sanct Dionisio, Wiltshire, ibid.

1627. Baptised — Humfrie, s. Thomas Sydney: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1798. Married — John Sidney and Elizabeth Gumby: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

V. Sidney.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Sidney.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from St. Denis (belonging to Dionysius, the Grecian god of wine), the name of several villages in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The founder of this family in England was Sir William Sydney, Chamberlain of King Henry II., who came from Anjou with that monarch, and was buried at Lewes Priory in 1188. Baronage. The name is said to be a corruption of St. Denis.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sydney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sydney (Arabic: سيدني, Marathi: सायडने) is most common in Malawi. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sydney click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sydney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sydney is the 119,522nd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,895,331 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Sydney live; 26 percent live in Southern Africa and 25 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sydney is also the 6,712th most common first name globally It is held by 156,475 people.

Sydney is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is held by 680 people, or 1 in 25,175. Besides Malawi this surname occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Tanzania, where 14 percent are found.

Sydney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sydney has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sydney surname contracted 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sydney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Sydney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.35% more than the national average, earning R 547,392 per year and in Canada they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $51,415 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sydeney928/
Sydneys922/
Shydney921/
Sydne9199/
Sydny914/
Shydneya861/
Sidney836,910/
Sedney83581/
Sydnes83342/
Sydner83123/
Zydney8329/
Cydney8321/
Sydnee8311/
Sydnei837/
Sydnie837/
Sydene835/
Sídney833/
Sydnyi833/
Sydnay832/
Sydnae831/
Saydny831/
Sydness77107/
Shedney778/
Sideney775/
Sydneus774/
Sydenei773/
Saydner771/
Sidhney771/
Sidneya771/
Shidney771/
Sidneys771/
Sydnayd771/
Siddney770/
Scydner770/
Sidne73253/
Sidny7311/
Sydni738/
Sedne735/
Sedny735/
Sydna734/
Cydny731/
Saidneuy7114/
Saydeneh711/
Schydner710/
Sidner67369/
Sidnei67194/
Shidne6784/
Sedner6762/
Szedny6730/
Sidene6728/
Sidnez6726/
Zedney6710/
Sednyi6710/
Saydna679/
Cidney677/
Saydni676/
Sydnäs675/
Seydnejad675/
Shedne674/
Sidnes674/
Saidne674/
Seydni673/
Sidnyi673/
Sidnee673/
Saidny673/
Sednez672/
Seydna672/
Sednei672/
Sidnne671/
Sidhne671/
Sidniy671/
Sedhne671/
Seidne671/
Sydnui671/
Sidnet671/
Sidnay671/
Sydnah671/
Sidnie670/
Sydena670/

Sydney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sydney in the Marathi language
सायडनेsayadane50
सीडनेsidane50
Sydney in the Arabic language
سيدنيsydny-
سدنيsdny-

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