Explore the Family Name Sehgal

The meaning of Sehgal

Indian (Punjab): Khatri and Sikh name after the Iranian saka from saghis a tree found in the steppes of ancient Central Asia; also the ancient city of Sagala or Sakala, now Sehgalabad in Panjab, Pakistan. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Krishan, Rajesh, Vijay, Ajay, Amolak, Anil, Pravin, Alka, Ashok, Chander, Lakshman, Mukesh.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sehgal has shown a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 30,061 in popularity but moved up to rank 21,034 by 2010, indicating a change of approximately 30.03%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 736 in 2000 to 1,250 in 2010, marking an impressive 69.84% growth. Furthermore, its proportion per 100,000 people increased by 55.56%, moving from 0.27 to 0.42.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,061	#21,034	30.03%
Count	736	1,250	69.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.42	55.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sehgal

The Decennial U.S. Census data also gives insight into the predominant ethnic identities associated with the surname Sehgal. The majority of bearers of this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, increasing from 84.10% in 2000 to 88.08% in 2010. Individuals identifying as two or more races decreased by 42.33%, while those identifying as White also saw a decrease from 8.70% to 7.04%. Interestingly, there was a new emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010, though no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	84.1%	88.08%	4.73%
White	8.7%	7.04%	-19.08%
Two or More Races	6.52%	3.76%	-42.33%
Hispanic	0%	0.8%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%