Explore the Family Name Saiger

The meaning of Saiger

German: 1. occupational name from Middle High German sæjære ‘sower’. 2. habitational name for someone from Saig in Baden-Württemberg. 3. occupational name for someone who assayed coins, from Middle High German seigære.

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How common is the last name Saiger in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Saiger has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 138,741st most popular surname, and by 2010 it had dropped to the 159,712th spot, marking a significant change of -15.12%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 111 in 2000 to 101 in 2010, showing a reduction of 9.01%. Accordingly, the proportion per 100k population fell by 25% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#138,741	#159,712	-15.12%
Count	111	101	-9.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.03	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Saiger

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Saiger has also shown some changes during the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. People identifying as White made up the largest proportion with this name in both years, although the percentage decreased from 98.20% in 2000 to 87.13% in 2010. Over the decade, there's an emergence of Saigers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which was not recorded in 2000 but accounted for 7.92% of Saigers in 2010. This period also marked the first time Saigers identified as Hispanic, constituting 4.95% in 2010. There were no recorded changes in the other categories such as two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.2%	87.13%	-11.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	7.92%	0%
Hispanic	0%	4.95%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%