Seguin Surname
Approximately 43,225 people bear this surname
Seguin Surname Definition:
(Sengryn, according to Leland) Many of this name are to be met with in the Hundred Rolls of the time of Edward I. About 1272, Alan Segeyn, Segin, or Segyn, with John, Robert, and Agnes, Robert’s daughter, held in Kent: Hugh in Oxon; Richard Segrim or Segin both there and in Lincoln; and Elias Walter, Henry, and Roger Segrim in Bucks.
Read More About This SurnameSeguin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 18,202 | 1:3,649 | 271 |
| Canada | 16,743 | 1:2,201 | 242 |
| United States | 4,142 | 1:87,508 | 9,864 |
| Philippines | 1,558 | 1:64,980 | 11,072 |
| Spain | 656 | 1:71,268 | 6,296 |
| Argentina | 309 | 1:138,328 | 11,714 |
| Peru | 271 | 1:117,285 | 6,951 |
| Germany | 200 | 1:402,527 | 37,103 |
| Brazil | 136 | 1:1,574,076 | 52,203 |
| Italy | 130 | 1:470,436 | 49,062 |
| Mexico | 125 | 1:993,010 | 13,084 |
| Thailand | 97 | 1:728,230 | 119,953 |
| Chile | 76 | 1:231,796 | 7,107 |
| New Caledonia | 73 | 1:3,784 | 630 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Switzerland | 54 | 1:152,091 | 14,437 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1 | 1:6,399 | 357 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 167 | 1:300,711 | 23,854 |
The alternate forms: Séguin (726) are calculated separately.
Seguin (1,189) may also be a first name.
Seguin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Sengryn, according to Leland) Many of this name are to be met with in the Hundred Rolls of the time of Edward I. About 1272, Alan Segeyn, Segin, or Segyn, with John, Robert, and Agnes, Robert’s daughter, held in Kent: Hugh in Oxon; Richard Segrim or Segin both there and in Lincoln; and Elias Walter, Henry, and Roger Segrim in Bucks.
A Norman name: Serquigny, local name
Sengryn: not in Domesday, and not met with before the reign of Edward I. In 1273 it became Segin, now Seekins and Sequin.
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Seguin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seguin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Seguin (Arabic: سيغان, Russian: Сегуин) has its highest incidence in France. It can also occur in the variant forms: Séguin. Click here for further potential spellings of Seguin.
How Common Is The Last Name Seguin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 12,978th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 168,596 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Seguin reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 229,946th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 1,189 people.
It is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 18,202 people, or 1 in 3,649. In France it is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 21 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 13 percent are found. Besides France this last name occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Seguin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Seguin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seguin last name rose 2,480 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 6,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Seguin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Seguin surname are 1.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.44% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Seguin earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 30.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,337 per year; in United States they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning $44,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.54% less than the national average, earning $46,436 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Seguin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Seguin in the Russian language | ||
| Сегуин | seguin | - |
| Seguin in the Arabic language | ||
| سيغان | syghan | - |
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