Siwy Family Crest & Name History

Ancestors listed as Siwy are often found as Siwiec a generation earlier. The family name meaning is “Grey-haired one”, the same as for Siwiec. Before spelling was fixed, Siwiec was also written Siwy. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Siwy with 227 bearers, at rank 82,908. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Siwy, so the heraldry linked to Siwiec is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Siwy family name pack.