Explore the Family Name Seckel

The meaning of Seckel

1. German: metonymic occupational name for a maker of purses from Middle High German seckel, a diminutive of sac ‘purse’. 2. North German: metonymic occupational name for a sickle maker, from Middle Low German sekele ‘sickle’. Compare Sickel 3. Some characteristic forenames: German Gunter, Heinz.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Seckel has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 39,824, but by 2010, its rank had fallen to 46,404. This represents a change in popularity of -16.52%. The actual count of people with the surname also fell during this period, from 519 individuals in 2000 to 459 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also declined by -15.79%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,824	#46,404	-16.52%
Count	519	459	-11.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.16	-15.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seckel

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Seckel, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data, has also undergone some changes between 2000 and 2010. Primarily associated with the White ethnicity, there has been a slight decrease in this representation, from 97.50% in 2000 to 95.42% in 2010. Although there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year, small percentages of individuals have begun to identify as Hispanic (1.53%) and Black (1.96%) by 2010. From previously having 1.16% identifying as belonging to two or more races in 2000, no such identification was recorded for this surname in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.5%	95.42%	-2.13%
Black	0%	1.96%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.16%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%