Sider: Surname History and Family Crest

Whether you spell it Sider or Sidor, the story begins in the same place. Taken at its root, Sider points to “Descendant of Sidor or Sydor (gift of Isis)”.

• Sider is listed among the recognised spellings of Sidor.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Sider surname had 425 bearers. From 1891 to 2000, 309 births in France were registered under Sider. There were 7 such births in the 1890s and 38 in the 1990s.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Sidor surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Sider surname pack.