Sigmund Surname

71,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Sigmund Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sigmund.' The suffix-mund becomes-man; compare Osman, Wyman, &c. The form Sickman exists or existed both in New York and Philadelphia (Bowditch's Suffolk Surnames, pp. 388-9).

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Sigmund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3331:34,5074,557
United States2,1521:168,42917,057
Czechia6871:15,4782,277
Austria6861:12,4131,757
Australia2621:103,03711,601
Italy1651:370,64742,973
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Poland831:457,93746,478
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Romania411:489,70437,604
Paraguay371:195,5883,664
Croatia281:151,02220,421
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
England171:3,277,533109,658
Slovenia121:207,30615,422
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
India51:153,413,076951,030
France41:16,605,680368,153
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2221:226,21019,119

Sigmund (10,956) may also be a first name.

Sigmund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sigmund.' The suffix-mund becomes-man; compare Osman, Wyman, &c. The form Sickman exists or existed both in New York and Philadelphia (Bowditch's Suffolk Surnames, pp. 388-9). It once existed in England.

Richard Sukemund, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus Sykman, smyth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

(Ger.) Victorious ProtecTION or Protector [Ger. sieg, Middle High German sige, O.H.Ger. sigi, victory + Ger. mund, Middle High German O.H.Ger. munt, hand, protection, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An ancient German and Scandinavian name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sigmund Last Name Facts

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

Sigmund (Marathi: िसग्मंड) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sigmund? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 71,714th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,059,082 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Sigmund are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 57,667th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 10,956 people.

The surname Sigmund is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 2,333 people, or 1 in 34,507. In Germany Sigmund is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 41 percent live, Bavaria, where 19 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany Sigmund occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Czechia, where 10 percent live.

Sigmund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sigmund has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sigmund last name rose 969 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sigmund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sigmund surname are 32.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Sigmund earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 383.24% more than the national average, earning R 1,148,350 per year; in United States they earn 15.72% more than the national average, earning $49,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $51,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sigmund Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sigmund in the Marathi language
िसग्मंडisagmanda50
सग्मंडsagmanda50

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