Siggers Surname

246,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Siggers Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Seger' or Sagar; v. Sayer and Seager.

1792. Married — William Siggers and Sarah Cripps: St. George, Hanover Square.

Siggers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0621:341,29830,716
England4181:133,29713,123
Australia471:574,37741,856
Canada431:856,87466,382
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Norway81:642,78647,258
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:111,30310,892
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Siggers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Seger' or Sagar; v. Sayer and Seager.

1792. Married — William Siggers and Sarah Cripps: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Sigger’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Saxon sigra; Old Norse, sigarr, a conqueror. Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Sig-urðr; from the Danish, Seyghers; from the Dutch, Seegers; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Siggers Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Siggers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Siggers is the 246,661st most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,520,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Siggers are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,062 people, or 1 in 341,298. In The United States Siggers is mostly found in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Alabama, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Siggers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Siggers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Siggers last name rose 5,057 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Siggers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Siggers last name are 5.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Siggers earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 41.71% less than the national average, earning 201,719 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.24% less than the national average, earning $33,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning $47,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sieggers932/
Shiggers931/
Sigggers931/
Sigers92425/
Siggrs921/
Siegers862,399/
Saggers861,774/
Seigers86248/
Giggers86102/
Seggers8681/
Sijgers8679/
Ziggers8626/
Siggars8610/
Jiggers863/
Suggers863/
Sighers861/
Siguers861/
Siggors860/
Sigeers860/
Soggers860/
Siggirs860/
Ciggers860/
Suigers860/
Sigrs830/
Seigerst808/
Shaggers801/
Shingers801/
Shuggers800/
Seggerrs800/
Chiggers800/
Segers7718,007/
Shiers771,351/
Sigars77172/
Saiers77122/
Gegers7751/
Gigers7739/
Siears7731/
Sciers7728/
Seiers7721/
Sziers7715/
Sägers776/
Sisers773/
Sizers771/
Sicers771/
Sygers771/
Zigers771/
Soiers770/
Sigors770/
Schoggers7549/
Seingersh753/
Seegers716,538/
Seghers714,080/
Schiers71217/
Seagers71212/
Seigars71148/
Ziegers7179/
Zeggers7133/
Saygers7125/
Siegars7121/
Sawiers7115/
Segerås7115/
Sedgers7114/
Séghers719/
Cigerse717/
Shizers716/
Sjegers714/
Seiiers713/
Szegers713/
Segerst712/
Seijers712/
Cigeers711/
Geghers711/
Siegrst711/
Siezers711/
Shicers711/
Segiers711/
Seygers711/
Sizzers711/
Sichers711/
Saijers711/
Sgaiers711/
Sauiers711/
Seggors710/
Souiers710/
Shiears710/
Zeigers710/
Sheiers710/
Sieyers710/
Seicers710/
Sayiers710/
Sears6752,246/
Seers671,164/
Syers671,105/
Soers67238/
Saers67176/
Suers67146/
Seurs6759/
Sairs6747/
S'Jegers6744/
Schegers6715/
Scheiers6710/
Seeghers676/
Siegirst672/
Seirs671/
Zeeggers671/
S'Hegers671/
Schoiers671/
Seguerst670/
Seyrs670/

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