Explore the Family Name Segler

The meaning of Segler

German: 1. northern variant of Sigler. 2. occupational name for a sailor or a sail maker, from Middle Low German segeler.

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

The popularity of the surname "Segler" has shown a decrease between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 31,085th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 35,764th spot, depicting a change of -15.05%. The count of people with this surname also dropped from 706 in 2000 to 628 in 2010, a decrease of -11.05%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Segler per 100,000 people reduced from 0.26 to 0.21, a decline of -19.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,085	#35,764	-15.05%
Count	706	628	-11.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.21	-19.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Segler

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Segler", the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is predominantly White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of people with the name identified as White, with a slight increase of 0.71% over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed a reduction from 2.69% in 2000 to 2.23% in 2010. Though there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, the 2010 census recorded a small percentage (0.80%) of people with the surname identifying as Black. Data for those identifying with two or more races was suppressed for privacy in 2010 after being at 0.99% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.18%	95.86%	0.71%
Hispanic	2.69%	2.23%	-17.1%
Black	0%	0.8%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.99%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%