How common is the surname Sigmund?

1,627 people in the United States had the surname Sigmund in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,764 Americans. It ranked 17,359th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sigmund?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Sigmund identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sigmund?

Karl Sigmund, Austrian mathematician, followed by Carl Ludwig Sigmund.

Where is the surname Sigmund most common?

Wikidata records people named Sigmund in Austria and Austria–Hungary.

Is the surname Sigmund getting more or less common?

More common. 1,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,627 in 2010, up 4.5%.

Is Sigmund also a first name?

Yes. Sigmund is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Sigmund

A surname, carried by 1,627 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S255 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sigmund is more common than 89.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,627 people named Sigmund in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 189,764 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,557.

#17,359

rank among US surnames

1,627

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,871)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,356	Hunte	1,628	189,647
#17,359	Tussey	1,627	189,764
#17,367	Safi	1,626	189,880

Who is named Sigmund

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

94% of people named Sigmund identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sigmunds

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Karl Sigmund
Austrian mathematician, born 1945
Carl Ludwig Sigmund
Austrian physician (1810–1883)

Notable Sigmunds come mostly from Austria (1) and Austria–Hungary (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sigmund

Sigmund has the Soundex code S255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S255.

Questions

How common is the surname Sigmund?: 1,627 people in the United States had the surname Sigmund in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,764 Americans. It ranked 17,359th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sigmund?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Sigmund identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sigmund?: Karl Sigmund, Austrian mathematician, followed by Carl Ludwig Sigmund.
Where is the surname Sigmund most common?: Wikidata records people named Sigmund in Austria and Austria–Hungary.
Is the surname Sigmund getting more or less common?: More common. 1,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,627 in 2010, up 4.5%.
Is Sigmund also a first name?: Yes. Sigmund is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.