Segar Surname
Approximately 6,709 people bear this surname
Segar Surname Definition:
Occup 'a sawyer.' Anglo-Saxon saga, a saw. Yorkshire dialect sager, a sawyer. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Sagar' (v. Seager). This must be looked upon as the chief parent.
Richard le Saghiere, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III, pt.
Simon Sagher 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameSegar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,846 | 1:415,528 | 21,833 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,608 | 1:12,941 | 1,861 |
| United States | 1,517 | 1:238,931 | 22,868 |
| Malaysia | 601 | 1:49,075 | 3,883 |
| England | 326 | 1:170,914 | 15,706 |
| Indonesia | 178 | 1:742,973 | 57,103 |
| Singapore | 103 | 1:53,473 | 2,131 |
| Iran | 97 | 1:791,572 | 39,767 |
| Liberia | 57 | 1:77,343 | 6,506 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Australia | 42 | 1:642,755 | 44,739 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 202 | 1:120,670 | 11,490 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 898 | 1:55,923 | 6,252 |
Segar (2,472) may also be a first name.
Segar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Occup 'a sawyer.' Anglo-Saxon saga, a saw. Yorkshire dialect sager, a sawyer. (2) Bapt. 'the son of Sagar' (v. Seager). This must be looked upon as the chief parent.
Richard le Saghiere, Close Rolls, 21 Edward III, pt.
Simon Sagher 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Saghher, 1379: ibid.
1621. Buried — Temperance, d. Mathew Sager: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Robert Sagar, of Billington, 1632: Wills at Chester.
Richard Sagar, of Padiham, 1648: ibid.
(Teutonic) 1 the Old Norse Sǽgeir, Anglo-Saxon Sǽgár = Sea-Spear (i.e. Sea-Warrior) [Old Norse sǽ-r = Old English sǽ (Old Saxon O.H.Ger. séo), sea+ O.N-geir(r = Old Englishgár (Old Saxon O.H.Ger. gér), a spear] 2 the Anglo-Saxon Sigehere, O.Ger. Sigiheri, etc. = Victorious Army [Old English sige = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. sigi = Old Norse sig-r = Gothic sigi-s, victory + Old English here = Old Saxon O.H.Ger. heri = Old Norse herr = Gothic harji-s, army] Sigehere lengest |Sigehere longest Sǽ-Denum weóld. | (the) Sea-Danes ruled.— Wídsíð (The Traveller), 57-8.
A Sigehere was king of the East Saxons in the 7th cent.
3 the Anglo-Saxon Sigegár, O.Ger. Sigigér = Victorious Spear [components as above] A Sigegár is given in the Deiran royal genealogy as a grandson of Woden.
Anglo-Saxon sigora, a Conqueror, sigor, victorious; an ancient personal name, written in Domesday Segar Sigar, and Sigarus. 2. A northern provincialism for sawyer, from Anglo-Saxon saga, a saw. 3. In Poitou, an eminent local surname-De Segur.
From Anglo-Saxon sigra, Old Norse sigarr, a conqueror; Old Norse sigr, Anglo-Saxon sige, Old German sieg, Franc, et Alam. sigo, victory, Hence the surname Sugar. compare Sigo, Sigi, Sager, Siggoer, Siggeir, Sigar, Seager, Seeger, Seaker, Seeker, Saggers, Siggers, and the compounds Sigiwin, Sigismund, Sigmund, Sigofrid, &c.
Sagar, or Segar as it is infrequently spelt, is a name characteristic of the Burnley district. The Rev. Charles Sagar was master of Blackburn School in 1655 (A.). In the 13th century Segar or Sigar was a name found in Bucks, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Wilts, etc. (H. R.).
Segar Demographics
Segar Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Segar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Segar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Segar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻜﺮ, Hindi: सेगर, Marathi: सेगर, Oriya: େସଗାର, Russian: Сегар) is found most frequently in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Segar? popularity and diffusion
Segar is the 73,383rd most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,086,234 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Segar are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Segar is also the 148,650th most frequently held first name globally, held by 2,472 people.
The last name Segar is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 1,846 people, or 1 in 415,528. In India Segar is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 42 percent are found, Gujarat, where 31 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found. Apart from India Segar is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.
Segar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Segar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Segar surname increased 169 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Segar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Segar last name is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Segar last name are 12.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Segar earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.81% more than the national average, earning R 260,952 per year; in United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.2% less than the national average, earning $43,127 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Segar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Segar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻜﺮ | skr | - |
| Segar in the Hindi language | ||
| सेगर | segara | 96.97 |
| सेगार | segara | 1.18 |
| सेगऱ़ | segara | 0.17 |
| से़गर | segara | 0.17 |
| Segar in the Marathi language | ||
| सेगर | segara | 93.26 |
| सगर | sagara | 3 |
| शेगर | segara | 2.25 |
| ेगर | egara | 0.75 |
| Segar in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଗାର | esagara | 50 |
| େସଗର | esagara | 50 |
| Segar in the Russian language | ||
| Сегар | segar | - |
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