Explore the Family Name Siegmann

The meaning of Siegmann

1. German: northern variant of Siegel 2. 2. South German: from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with sigu ‘victory’ + man ‘man’. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Sieg ‘victory’ + Mann ‘man’. Compare Siegman, Sigman, and Zigman. Some characteristic forenames: German Bernhard, Guenter, Heinz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Siegmann has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Siegmann ranked 43,875 in popularity with a count of 463 people carrying the name, equating to a proportion of 0.17 per 100,000. By 2010, the rank had fallen to 45,740, but the count of people with the Siegmann name increased slightly to 467, reducing the proportion per 100,000 to 0.16. This slight increase in count didn't prevent the overall popularity from decreasing by 4.25%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,875	#45,740	-4.25%
Count	463	467	0.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Siegmann

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows notable diversity among those with the Siegmann surname. In 2000, 96.98% identified as White, 1.73% as Hispanic, while no data was reported for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories. By 2010, there were slight shifts. The percentage of those identifying as White declined to 94.43%, and Hispanic increased to 1.93%. New entries included Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native both at 1.07% each, and Two or more races also appeared at 1.07%. There was no change in the Black category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.98%	94.43%	-2.63%
Hispanic	1.73%	1.93%	11.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.5%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.07%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.07%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%