Explore the Family Name Zigman

The meaning of Zigman

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Siegmann. Compare Sigman. 2. Croatian and Slovenian (Žigman): from a Slavicized form of the German personal name Siegmann. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Naum.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zigman experienced a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Zigman was ranked as the 55,237th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 65,244th spot, marking an overall decrease of 18.12%. The count of people with this surname also reduced from 348 in 2000 to 304 in 2010, indicating a 12.64% drop. Concurrently, there was a decline in the proportion of people with the Zigman surname per 100k population, from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, a reduction of 23.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,237	#65,244	-18.12%
Count	348	304	-12.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.1	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zigman

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Zigman surname. In 2000, about 99.14% of Zigmans identified as white, but this percentage decreased slightly to 96.71% by 2010. Interestingly, there were no individuals with the Zigman surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. However, by 2010, a small percentage (1.97%) began to identify as Hispanic. There were also no recorded instances of individuals with the Zigman surname identifying with two or more races in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.14%	96.71%	-2.45%
Hispanic	0%	1.97%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%