Seigneur Surname

174,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Seigneur Surname Definition:

Seigneur: a lord, has become the surname Senior.

Seigneur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,0381:32,5923,955
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
Canada411:898,67368,969
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
England91:6,190,895170,599
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Seigneur (2,539) may also be a first name.

Seigneur Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Seigneur: a lord, has become the surname Senior.

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

Seigneur Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Seigneur Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Seigneur is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seigneur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 174,754th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,969,660 people. Seigneur occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Seigneur are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Seigneur is also the 146,333rd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 2,539 people.

Seigneur is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 2,038 people, or 1 in 32,592. In France Seigneur is mostly found in: Île-de-France, where 23 percent live, Normandy, where 16 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent live. Aside from France this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Seigneur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seigneur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Seigneur surname increased 6,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seigneur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Seigneur are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seigneur earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $46,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $46,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seigneure941/
Seigner93523/
Signeur9363/
Segneur9314/
Seineur930/
Seigneurre891/
Seignour88138/
Seignert8849/
Seignere8815/
Seignuer882/
Seighner881/
Seignear881/
Seignure881/
Zeigneur881/
Seigener880/
Signer863,958/
Segner861,330/
Seigniour820/
Siegner80950/
Szegner80406/
Zeigner80176/
Signour8050/
Segnere8047/
Saigner8031/
Saegner8029/
Seignér8025/
Sinjeur8013/
Signert8012/
Seegner8011/
Senieur805/
Siggner804/
Seinier801/
Seignor801/
Scigner801/
Soigner801/
Signere801/
Seneour801/
Senjeur801/
Sighner801/
Shigner800/
Sesgner800/
Sineuer800/
Segnger800/
Sinur77534/
Senur7736/
Seignard75550/
Schigner7519/
Schegner7510/
Seinayer753/
Shaigner753/
Seingour752/
Sheinier751/
Senejour751/
Zeignner750/
Signor714,726/
Sagner711,360/
Gegner711,256/
Signar711,028/
Senour71491/
Singur71457/
Senier71381/
Sainur71170/
Seinor71144/
Zigner71121/
Ságner71102/
Senear7177/
Seneor7172/
Segnor7165/
Senure7149/
Çigner7149/
Sägner7144/
Segnar7142/
Sengur7141/
Senyer7137/
Sinjur7135/
Sinour7134/
Gigner7130/
Signér7127/
Schiegner7124/
Saenur7120/
Shinur7119/
Sinyur7119/
Senjur7119/
Sisnur7112/
Sianur7112/
Seynur7112/
Sinure7110/
Shenur7110/
Zegner719/
Seniur718/
Cigner718/
Sineor717/
Siegneier715/
Cegner715/
Senehoure715/
Seneer714/
Sitnur714/
Schaegner714/
Senyur714/
Sinaur713/
Sineer713/
Soinur712/
Jigner712/
Sagnur712/
Sinhur712/
Señier712/
Sehnur711/
Zschegner711/
Sygner711/
Segnir711/
Senoer711/
Sinear711/
Seneir711/
Zignur711/
Sinurd711/
Senaur710/
Jegner710/
Signore674,558/
Ziegner671,536/
Zeugner67663/
Shenure67231/
Sajenur67173/
Shengur67165/
Shenhur67146/
Senyour67128/
Shingur6771/
Singour6766/
Seniour6755/
Joigner6753/
Juigner6752/
Singaur6749/
Shinure6746/
Shinnur6745/
Shenyer6742/
Sinihur6737/
Szégner6737/
Zuegner6736/
Zsignár6735/
Senuyar6725/
Signard6723/
Sainiur6716/
Shagner6716/
Shinour6714/
Sehanur6713/
Seynour6712/
Shenaur6712/
Zoigner6712/
Sagnert6711/
Sajinur6711/
Shenier6710/
Sougner6710/
Senejar679/
Szegnár678/
Sengour677/
Senauer677/
Seunier676/
Sheneer676/
Senehar676/
Shainur675/
Shignor675/
Signire675/
Synehur675/
Zoegner674/
Siggenauer674/
Signart673/
Zaigner673/
Zegnere673/
Szignár673/
Chigner673/
Senayer673/
Saegnor673/
Shitnur672/
Chignur672/
Sainure672/
Siegnor672/
Zignere672/
Senoyer672/
Senuyur672/
Saugner672/
Chegner672/
Seneior671/
Sangner671/
Gignear671/
Sineard671/
Sinhaur671/
Siniurd671/
Soianur671/
Soienur671/
Sojinur671/
Siegnar671/
Shineer671/
Shignre671/
Seanier671/
Seneyar671/
Soyenur671/
Sejnjur671/
Seneire671/
Sigenar671/
Zsignar671/
Zsignor671/
Seynaur671/
Seynier671/
Sinyour671/
Sinjour671/
Shinaur671/
Signair671/
Signare671/
Sengaer671/
Senaure671/
Szignar671/
Szegnar671/
Gegnure671/
Sagnour671/
Senhaer671/
Seneare670/
Seymnur670/
Senhour670/
Schoenheur670/
Sigenor670/
Sineyre670/
Siegnir670/
Seionor670/
Scenier670/
Shenaer670/
Cheneur670/
Seenour670/
Gighner670/
Singuhr670/
Sienier670/

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