How common is the surname Seeger?

4,129 people in the United States had the surname Seeger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,775 Americans. It ranked 8,013th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Seeger?

Pete Seeger, American folk singer (1919–2014), followed by Alan Seeger.

Where is the surname Seeger most common?

Wikidata records people named Seeger in the United States.

Is the surname Seeger getting more or less common?

More common. 3,953 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,129 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Seeger

A surname, carried by 4,129 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Seeger is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,129 people named Seeger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,775 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,953.

#8,013

rank among US surnames

4,129

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,749)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,005	Arcos	4,132	74,721
#8,006	Adelman	4,131	74,739
#8,010	Yousif	4,130	74,757
#8,013	Seeger	4,129	74,775
#8,016	Kaul	4,128	74,793
#8,019	Pawlak	4,127	74,811

Who is named Seeger

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

95% of people named Seeger identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as two or more races and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Seegers

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Pete Seeger
American folk singer (1919–2014)
Alan Seeger
American poet and soldier (1888-1916)
Ruth Crawford Seeger
American composer (1901-1953)
Charles Seeger
American musicologist (1886–1979)
Peggy Seeger
American folk singer (1935-)
Mike Seeger
American folk musician and folklorist, 1933–2009

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Seeger

Seeger has the Soundex code S260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S260.

Questions

How common is the surname Seeger?: 4,129 people in the United States had the surname Seeger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,775 Americans. It ranked 8,013th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Seeger?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Seeger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Seeger?: Pete Seeger, American folk singer (1919–2014), followed by Alan Seeger.
Where is the surname Seeger most common?: Wikidata records people named Seeger in the United States.
Is the surname Seeger getting more or less common?: More common. 3,953 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,129 in 2010, up 4.5%.