Seguin Surname

12,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Canada

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.

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Seguin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France18,2021:3,649271
Canada16,7431:2,201242
United States4,1421:87,5089,864
Philippines1,5581:64,98011,072
Spain6561:71,2686,296
Argentina3091:138,32811,714
Peru2711:117,2856,951
Germany2001:402,52737,103
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
Italy1301:470,43649,062
Mexico1251:993,01013,084
Thailand971:728,230119,953
Chile761:231,7967,107
New Caledonia731:3,784630
England651:857,20145,134
Switzerland541:152,09114,437
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Belgium391:294,78634,540
French Polynesia371:7,5891,667
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Australia271:999,84158,390
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
China51:273,464,31313,838
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

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.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

A Norman name: Serquigny, local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Sengryn: not in Domesday, and not met with before the reign of Edward I. In 1273 it became Segin, now Seekins and Sequin.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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) is most common in France. It may also occur as a variant: Séguin. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seguin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,978th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 168,596 people. The surname Seguin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Seguin are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 229,946th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 1,189 people.

The last name Seguin is most frequent in France, where it is held by 18,202 people, or 1 in 3,649. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 21 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 13 percent live. Excluding France it is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Seguin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Seguin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 Seguin are 1.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.44% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Séguin94726/
Seiguin9221/
Seguint922/
Seguing922/
Sieguin921/
Segquin921/
Sheguin920/
Seguinn920/
Segin911,124/
Sheaguin860/
Sheeguin860/
Seçgin836,375/
Sequin831,004/
Siguin83318/
Seguen83247/
Seghin83202/
Segien83172/
Secgin83149/
Seguim83102/
Seging8341/
Siegin8323/
Shegin8320/
Seginc8311/
Segisn8310/
Seagin839/
Seigin839/
Zeguin839/
Secuin834/
Sekuin833/
Ceguin832/
Sesgin832/
Seugin831/
Segint831/
Seggin830/
Seginn830/
Segwin830/
Segn8024/
Siegien7746/
Shequin7734/
Shengin7727/
Sesquin7725/
Seangin7713/
Cheguin778/
Schegin777/
Sequien776/
Sechgin774/
Seiguen772/
Saiguin772/
Siegwin771/
Sheegin771/
Sehgbin771/
Siguing771/
Sieging771/
Sequing771/
Shegwin770/
Sigguin770/
Secquin770/
Seagwin770/
Seaggin770/
Segen731,296/
Segne73586/
Sigin73442/
Cegin73123/
Zegin7316/
Sygin7311/
Seign7310/
Sequn738/
Segiń736/
Segyn734/
Segim733/
Segnn732/
Seugn731/
Çegin731/
Segén731/
Segín731/
Segün731/
Siequien7161/
Shchegin714/
Siegienė714/
Seginova713/
Seginová713/
Sceggink711/
Scheggin711/
Siesguen711/
Seheguim711/
Seagueng711/
Seiquien710/
Sequen6710,194/
Saygin679,525/
Shigin671,268/
Siquin67604/
Seigne67524/
Siging67407/
Seigen67257/
Seguem67246/
Zequin67187/
Sequim67186/
Chegin67173/
Seçgen67158/
Siguen67128/
Siegen6791/
Segień6766/
Saigin6763/
Shegen6750/
Zeigin6750/
Syogin6741/
Sighin6735/
Séquin6733/
Zegbin6727/
Cequin6720/
Segeng6719/
Cesgin6716/
Shegne6715/
Siegne6715/
Seegen6714/
Suigne6713/
Seygen6711/
Seghen679/
Sequén679/
Secgen678/
Sikuin677/
Siguim676/
Çekgin676/
Soygin675/
Seagen675/
Segent675/
Seggim674/
Sigwin673/
Siginc673/
Szegen673/
Suigin673/
Seighn672/
Ziguin672/
Seigim672/
Segend672/
Ceguen671/
Xiguin671/
Shygin671/
Sihgin671/
Seanquinn671/
Seggen671/
Seghne671/
Seagne671/
Segben671/
Segaen671/
Soigin671/
Shekuhina671/
Secuen671/
Seignė671/
Sequwn671/
Sequín671/
Szygin671/
Zsigin671/
Suigen671/
Zeguen671/
Sehgen671/
Sekgne671/
Sekuen671/
Sheegn671/
Segwyn670/
Seagim670/

Seguin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seguin in the Russian language
Сегуинseguin-
Seguin in the Arabic language
سيغانsyghan-

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