The Cyrus surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,557 people carried this name — #7,322 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,900 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,352 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

126 people named Cyrus have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 210 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 75
Łódź 13
Lesser Poland 11
West Pomeranian 10
Masovian 9
Opole 4
Lubusz 2
Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 46 people named Cyrus.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Haute-Garonne 16
Landes 9
Paris 5
Haute-Savoie 4
Allier 2
French Guiana 2
Moselle 2
Val-de-Marne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

34 people named Cyrus is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 34

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Cyrus in American newspapers,
1876–1915.

Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Cyrus
The Day Book 1915-07-08
Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Cyrus
The Day Book 1915-07-08
Newspaper page from The Cairo Bulletin carrying the name Cyrus
The Cairo Bulletin 1876-09-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,296 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Cyrus in Australian newspapers,
1810s–1980s.

7,073 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cyrus. The most, 1,046, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,640
Victoria 1,841
Queensland 1,301
South Australia 472
Western Australia 293
Tasmania 261
ACT (Canberra) 162
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cyrus.

Who carried it

People named Cyrus,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johannes Cyrus 1527–1586 · canon
  • Sebastian Cyrus 1540–1608 · merchant
  • Stanisław Cyrus-Sobolewski 1540–1637
  • Jost Cyrus-Sobolewski 1600–1650
  • Joseph Cyrus 1872–1939
  • Allan Cyrus 1887–1976 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cyrus,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States265 records

265 records of the Cyrus name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 120
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 56
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 44
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 26
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 15
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles P. Cyrus

    Born 1915 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Harrisburg; construction worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1991, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emma Cyrus

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Noordland from Antwerp, aged 24; servant. From Detroit, Switzerland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Rufus Cyrus

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1892, died 1977; buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 265 records for Cyrus in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany77 records

77 records of the Cyrus name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Max Cyrus

    Born 1886; from Schulitz, Bromberg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 30 November 1918 (Pioneer Battalion No. 2).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Cyrus

    From Offenbach. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 2 February 1915 (Brigade Replacement Battalion No. 49).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Karl Alexander Cyrus

    From Czenstochau. Reported dead in the German casualty list of 22 April 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 98).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 77 records for Cyrus in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France23 records

23 records of the Cyrus name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Alexandrine Cyrus

    Born 1894 in Soueich; died 1973 in Soueich (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Raymond Cyrus

    Born 1921 in Encausse-les-Thermes; died 1995 in Encausse-les-Thermes (Haute-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Irenee Cyrus

    Born 1937 in Saint-Justin (Landes); died 1990 in Lannemaignan (Gers).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Cyrus in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands6 records

6 records of the Cyrus name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 4
  • Dutch population registers 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Marie Catherine Cyrus

    Married in 1806 in Maastricht; of independent means, born 1757 in Maastricht.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Luise Cyrus

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1905 in Bottrop.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joannes Jacobus Cyrus

    Died 1819 in Maastricht, aged 80.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Cyrus in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Cyrus name in Australia Tasmanian Names Index
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Ruben Cyrus

    Left Launceston in 1853 aboard the Clarence, bound for Melbourne.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

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