Explore the Family Name Seelig

The meaning of Seelig

1. German: habitational name from Seelig near Bamberg. 2. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a cheerful person, a variant of Selig. Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter, Kurt, Gunther, Hans, Klaus, Reinhold, Siegfried, Uwe, Winfried.

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

The surname "Seelig" was ranked 19,366 in popularity in 2000 and dropped slightly to 20,780 by 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased modestly from 1,294 in 2000 to 1,271 in 2010. This represents a drop of nearly 2 percent over the decade. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals named Seelig per 100,000 people in the population also declined by over 10 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,366	#20,780	-7.3%
Count	1,294	1,271	-1.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.43	-10.42%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seelig

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that a majority of individuals with the surname Seelig identified as White in both 2000 (91.5%) and 2010 (90.17%), showing a slight decrease. The percentage identifying as Hispanic remained relatively stable at just over 7 percent. Interestingly, the data shows an increase in individuals identifying with two or more races, from 0.62% in 2000 to 1.49% in 2010. Additionally, a small proportion of individuals with the surname Seelig started identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, while the percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.5%	90.17%	-1.45%
Hispanic	7.42%	7.47%	0.67%
Two or More Races	0.62%	1.49%	140.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.47%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%