Explore the Family Name Sigal

The meaning of Sigal

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Segal. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meyer, Myer, Ari, Bronia, Faina, Feyga, Gersh, Hyman, Hymen, Iakov, Isidor, Rakhil. Russian Boris, Leonid, Mikhail, Yefim, Aleksandr, Arkagy, Dmitriy, Fima, Grigory, Igor, Illya, Liliya.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sigal saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 28,522 in terms of popularity but fell to 37,288 by 2010, representing a change of -30.73%. The number of individuals with this surname also declined from 787 in 2000 to 598 in 2010, a decrease of 24.02%. The proportion per 100,000 people dropped from 0.29 to 0.2 during the same period, reflecting a rate of change of -31.03%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,522	#37,288	-30.73%
Count	787	598	-24.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.2	-31.03%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sigal

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Sigal identified as White, accounting for 91.74% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 92.98% in 2010. The percentages related to Asian/Pacific Islander and those of two or more ethnic identities were suppressed for privacy reasons in 2010. Individuals of Hispanic ethnicity decreased from 5.72% in 2000 to 4.85% in 2010, a change of -15.21%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black increased from 0.64% in 2000 to 1.84% in 2010, marking a significant rise of 187.50%. However, there was no change for the American Indian and Alaskan Native category over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.74%	92.98%	1.35%
Hispanic	5.72%	4.85%	-15.21%
Black	0.64%	1.84%	187.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.89%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.02%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%