How common is the surname Sigel?

1,339 people in the United States had the surname Sigel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 230,579 Americans. It ranked 19,997th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sigel?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Sigel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sigel?

Beanie Sigel, American rapper and actor from Pennsylvania, followed by Newton Thomas Sigel.

Where is the surname Sigel most common?

Wikidata records people named Sigel in the United States.

Is the surname Sigel getting more or less common?

More common. 1,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,339 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Sigel

A surname, carried by 1,339 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sigel is more common than 87.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,339 people named Sigel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 230,579 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,164.

#19,997

rank among US surnames

1,339

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+15%

change since 2000 (was #21,039)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,992	Couillard	1,340	230,407
#19,997	Jeansonne	1,339	230,579

Who is named Sigel

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

92% of people named Sigel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sigels

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Beanie Sigel
American rapper and actor from Pennsylvania, born 1974
Newton Thomas Sigel
American cinematographer, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sigel

Sigel has the Soundex code S240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S240.

Questions

How common is the surname Sigel?: 1,339 people in the United States had the surname Sigel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 230,579 Americans. It ranked 19,997th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sigel?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Sigel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sigel?: Beanie Sigel, American rapper and actor from Pennsylvania, followed by Newton Thomas Sigel.
Where is the surname Sigel most common?: Wikidata records people named Sigel in the United States.
Is the surname Sigel getting more or less common?: More common. 1,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,339 in 2010, up 15%.