Explore the Family Name Sigmond

The meaning of Sigmond

1. Norwegian: from the personal name Sigmond, of German origin (see Sigmund 1). 2. Hungarian: rare variant, and an Americanized form, of Zsigmond (see Sigmund 2). Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sigmond saw a significant decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sigmond was ranked 79,115 in terms of popularity and this number dropped to 104,602 in 2010, indicating a drop of 32.22%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also decreased during this period from 224 in 2000 to 171 in 2010, a decline of 23.66%. The proportion per 100k people also decreased by 25.0%, going from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,115	#104,602	-32.22%
Count	224	171	-23.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.06	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sigmond

As for ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the Sigmond surname identify as White. In 2000, 82.14% identified as White and this increased slightly to 83.63% in 2010. The Hispanic population with this surname increased by 36.71%, though still a small percentage of the total, increasing from 10.27% in 2000 to 14.04% in 2010. On the other hand, the number of Black individuals with the Sigmond surname, which was at 5.36% in 2000, dropped to zero by 2010. There were no recorded instances of Sigmond being held by those of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.14%	83.63%	1.81%
Hispanic	10.27%	14.04%	36.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	5.36%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%