Explore the Family Name Seiffert

The meaning of Seiffert

German: variant of Seifert. Compare Sifford. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Armin, Ingeborg, Jurgen, Siegrid.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Seiffert has slightly decreased in the last decade. In 2000, Seiffert was ranked the 28,790th most popular surname, while in 2010, it fell to 29,854th. Despite this dip in ranking, the count of individuals with the Seiffert surname increased marginally from 778 in 2000 to 787 in 2010, an uptick of 1.16%. However, when measuring its prevalence per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 6.9% — from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,790	#29,854	-3.7%
Count	778	787	1.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.27	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seiffert

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Seiffert also saw changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, though there was a slight decrease of 1.41%, dropping from 96.4% in 2000 to 95.04% in 2010. There was also a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising by 59.88% to 2.67% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased by 17.53% to 1.27% in 2010. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities were either nonexistent or suppressed for privacy in both census years. However, there was a notable introduction of American Indian and Alaskan Native identity in 2010, at 0.64%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.4%	95.04%	-1.41%
Hispanic	1.67%	2.67%	59.88%
Two or More Races	1.54%	1.27%	-17.53%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.64%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%