Sevigny Surname

77,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Sevigny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sevigny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3,9521:9,3231,394
United States2,2991:157,65916,105
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Sévigny (261) are calculated separately.

Sevigny Last Name Facts

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

Sevigny is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Sévigny. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sevigny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 77,851st most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,160,437 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sevigny are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Gallo-North America.

The surname Sevigny is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 3,952 people, or 1 in 9,323. In Canada Sevigny is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 85 percent live, Ontario, where 9 percent live and British Columbia, where 3 percent live. Not including Canada it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Ecuador, where 0 percent live.

Sevigny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sevigny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sevigny last name grew 10,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sevigny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sevigny surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.11% being registered with the party.

The amount Sevigny earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning $45,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.94% less than the national average, earning $43,253 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sévigny95261/
Sevigney9381/
Seveigny938/
Sevingny932/
Sevignay931/
Sevigne86263/
Sivigny86198/
Sevegny8661/
Sevigné865/
Sebigny862/
Sevigni861/
Chevigny80643/
Sevegney8055/
Cevigney8022/
Sivigney803/
Sivingny802/
Sevengny800/
Seveigne800/
Sivighny800/
Sevoigene75208/
Seveignes7511/
Sevegni7149/
Sebigni7142/
Sevegne7111/
Sévigné715/
Cevigni711/
Sivigna711/
Sivigni710/
Sevegna710/
Chevigne6783/
Sevegnes6777/
Chevigné6722/
Sevegner6716/
Chevignè671/
Sevègnes671/
Cevoigene6351/
Sevegnhai631/
Sevoygene631/
Sewegne571/
Zebegney535/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sevigny
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