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    The surname Sevigny

    A surname, carried by 1,766 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S125

    Sevigny: #16,315 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sevigny #16,315, 1,766 people Sevigny: #16,315 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sevigny #16,315, 1,766 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sevigny is more common than 89.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,766 people named Sevigny in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 174,828 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,706.

    #16,315
    rank among US surnames
    1,766
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.5%
    change since 2000 (was #15,720)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,313Pauling1,767174,729
    #16,315Dolph1,766174,828

    Who is named Sevigny

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

    96% of people named Sevigny identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Sevignys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Chloë Sevigny
      American actress, born 1974

    Questions

    How common is the surname Sevigny?
    1,766 people in the United States had the surname Sevigny in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,828 Americans. It ranked 16,315th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sevigny?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Sevigny identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Sevigny?
    Chloë Sevigny, American actress.
    Where is the surname Sevigny most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sevigny in the United States.
    Is the surname Sevigny getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,706 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,766 in 2010, up 3.5%.