Explore the Family Name Seyfried

The meaning of Seyfried

German: variant of Siegfried. Some characteristic forenames: German Jurgen, Hans, Ingeborg, Kurt.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Seyfried ranked 25,199 in popularity in 2000 and shifted to 26,243 by 2010, indicating a slight decrease of around 4.14%. In terms of absolute numbers, there were 923 individuals with the surname Seyfried in 2000, which slightly increased to 931 by 2010—a minimal growth of 0.87%. The proportion of individuals named Seyfried per 100k people also saw a minor drop of approximately 5.88% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,199	#26,243	-4.14%
Count	923	931	0.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.32	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seyfried

Examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Seyfried, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals carrying this name identified as White--96.64% in 2000, dropping slightly to 95.7% ten years later. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, going from 1.08% in 2000 to 2.04% in 2010—an increase of almost 89%. The proportion of individuals identifying as Black also saw a modest rise of 13.16%, moving from 0.76% to 0.86% over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as having two or more races declined by approximately 24.11%, shifting from 1.41% to 1.07%. No individuals categorized their ethnicity as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these two census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.64%	95.7%	-0.97%
Hispanic	1.08%	2.04%	88.89%
Two or More Races	1.41%	1.07%	-24.11%
Black	0.76%	0.86%	13.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%