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.
Seguin Demographics
Average Male Seguin Height
176.5 cm
Average Female Seguin Height
164.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
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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