Explore the Family Name Seijas

The meaning of Seijas

Galician: Castilianized form of a habitational name from any of numerous places called Seixas, in Galicia (Spain), from the plural of seixa ‘stone’ (from Latin saxum).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Seijas has grown in popularity within the United States over the past decade. In 2000, Seijas was ranked as the 55,732nd most common surname, and by 2010, it had risen to the 46,219th spot, indicating a growth rate of 17.07 percent. The count of individuals with this last name also increased from 344 in 2000 to 461 in 2010, demonstrating a substantial 34.01 percent increase. This change is reflected in the rise of the proportion per 100,000 people from 0.13 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,732	#46,219	17.07%
Count	344	461	34.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.16	23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seijas

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Seijas according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been noticeable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The data shows no Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities linked to the Seijas surname in either census year. However, the percentage of those identifying as White dropped significantly from 21.51 percent in 2000 to 14.97 percent in 2010, a decrease of 30.40 percent. Conversely, the proportion of individuals identifying their ethnicity as Hispanic rose from 78.49 percent in 2000 to 83.95 percent in 2010, marking an increase of 6.96 percent. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying with two or more races among those with the Seijas surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	78.49%	83.95%	6.96%
White	21.51%	14.97%	-30.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%