Explore the Family Name Tigert

The meaning of Tigert

Probably a variant of Dygert, a surname of German origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Tigert surname saw a slight change from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the Tigert surname ranked as the 37,881st most popular surname in the United States; however, by 2010 it had fallen slightly to 39,212th place, representing a 3.51% decrease in rank. Despite this decrease in rank, the number of individuals sporting the Tigert surname actually increased by 1.81%, with 551 individuals recorded in 2000 and 561 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a 5% decrease from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,881	#39,212	-3.51%
Count	551	561	1.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tigert

The Tigert surname's ethnic identity also experienced shifts from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of people with this surname identified themselves as White, with a slight decrease from 93.47% in 2000 to 92.69% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black for both years. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw the largest increase, rising from 1.63% in 2000 to 2.14% in 2010, an increase of 31.29%. Those identifying as two or more races also increased, growing from 2% in 2000 to 2.32% in 2010, a 16% increase. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased slightly from 2.72% in 2000 to 2.67% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.47%	92.69%	-0.83%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.72%	2.67%	-1.84%
Two or More Races	2%	2.32%	16%
Hispanic	1.63%	2.14%	31.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%