Explore the Family Name Von Seggern

The meaning of Von Seggern

North German (von Seggern): topographic name for someone who lived where sedges grew, from the dative plural of Middle Low German segge ‘sedge’ + the preposition von ‘from’. Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Hans, Kurt.

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How common is the last name Von Seggern in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Von Seggern has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname Von Seggern was ranked 42,134th in the United States and by 2010 it moved up to 39,837th in rank, reflecting a 5.45% change. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 485 in 2000 to 551 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 13.61%. The proportion of people holding the surname per 100k also saw a modest uptick of 5.56%, increasing from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,134	#39,837	5.45%
Count	485	551	13.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.19	5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Von Seggern

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of people with the Von Seggern surname identified as white, accounting for 97.32% in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 96.01% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races showed minor changes. The former was at 0% in 2000 and rose to 1.81% in 2010 while the latter showed a slight increase from 1.03% in 2000 to 1.09% in 2010. No individuals with the surname Von Seggern identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.32%	96.01%	-1.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.81%	0%
Two or More Races	1.03%	1.09%	5.83%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%