Last Name SYDNEY

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Meaning	Local: De St. Denis. The founder of this family in ENgland was Sir William Sydney, Chamberlain of Henry II, who came fom Anjou with that monarch, and was burried at Lewes Priority in 1188. Like Chauncy and Washington in the United States, Sidney and Percy have been turned into baptismal names in England.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish

Rank	35,797 (2000 US census)	45,206 (1990 US census)

Count	593 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

48.9%, or 290 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
40.47%, or 240 total occurrences, as black,
3.88%, or 23 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
4.72%, or 28 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.02%, or 12 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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