How common is the surname Cygan?

1,151 people in the United States had the surname Cygan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,241 Americans. It ranked 22,375th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cygan?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Cygan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cygan?

John Cygan, American actor (1954-2017).

Where is the surname Cygan most common?

Wikidata records people named Cygan in the United States.

Is the surname Cygan getting more or less common?

More common. 1,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,151 in 2010, up 4.6%.

The surname Cygan

A surname, carried by 1,151 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cygan is more common than 86.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,151 people named Cygan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 268,241 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,100.

#22,375

rank among US surnames

1,151

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #21,981)

Who is named Cygan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Cygan identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cygans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Cygan
American actor (1954-2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cygan

Cygan has the Soundex code C250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C250.

Questions

How common is the surname Cygan?: 1,151 people in the United States had the surname Cygan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,241 Americans. It ranked 22,375th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cygan?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Cygan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cygan?: John Cygan, American actor (1954-2017).
Where is the surname Cygan most common?: Wikidata records people named Cygan in the United States.
Is the surname Cygan getting more or less common?: More common. 1,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,151 in 2010, up 4.6%.