Seligman Surname

131,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Seligman Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Blessed or Happy Man [Ger. selig, O.H.Ger. sálîg, happy, blessed] Eng. Silliman.

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Seligman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7871:130,05313,710
Canada1791:205,84120,025
England1601:348,23825,208
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
Croatia291:145,81420,021
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Israel241:356,56829,419
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Ireland141:336,35312,021
France121:5,535,227269,324
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Wales71:442,07621,198
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Macau11:601,6301,582
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3281:153,10614,139

Seligman (12) may also be a first name.

Seligman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Blessed or Happy Man [Ger. selig, O.H.Ger. sálîg, happy, blessed] Eng. Silliman.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) The happy, lucky or fortunate man; a variant of Salomon (peaceful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) Selig is the translation of Asher and means “happy” or “blessed.” It is sometimes expanded to Seligman or Seligmann. Sometimes it is spelled with a “z” in place of the “s” and with a “k” in place of the “g,” so that we get all kinds of combinations: Zelig, Zelik, Selik, etc.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'happy man'.

- laurasel

Seligman Last Name Facts

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

Seligman (Russian: Селигман) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seligman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 131,102nd most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,112,945 people. Seligman is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Seligman live; 71 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,787 people, or 1 in 130,053. In The United States Seligman is most frequent in: California, where 16 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and New Jersey, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Seligman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seligman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 727 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seligman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seligman surname are 41.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.37% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seligman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.39% less than the national average, earning R 67,992 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $24,129,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.23% more than the national average, earning $54,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.54% more than the national average, earning $81,746 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seligmann941,696/
Seeligman9418/
Seleigman940/
Seligmaun940/
Zeligman88426/
Saligman8848/
Selegman882/
Siligman881/
Celigman881/
Seligmam880/
Seelisgmann841/
Saligmann8227/
Séligmann822/
Zeligmane822/
Selegmann820/
Széligmann781/
Silegman750/

Seligman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seligman in the Russian language
Селигманseligman-

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