Find out how popular the last name Cigna is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cigna.

Cigna, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cigna surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cigna in America

Cigna is the 91221st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cigna surname appeared 202 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cigna.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cigna to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cigna

The surname Cigna is believed to have originated in Italy, specifically in the northern regions of the country. It is thought to be derived from the Italian word "cicogna," which means "stork." This suggests that the name may have been used as a nickname or occupational name for someone who worked with or dealt with storks in some capacity.

During the Middle Ages, many Italian surnames emerged from nicknames or occupational names. The earliest known records of the Cigna surname date back to the 13th century, with mentions of individuals bearing this name in various historical documents from the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Cigna surname can be found in the "Codice Diplomatico Longobardo," a collection of historical documents from the Lombard period in Italy, dating back to the 8th century. In this collection, there is a reference to a certain "Petrus Cigna" from the city of Pavia, dated around the year 1260.

In the 14th century, the name Cigna appears in the "Liber Iurium Reipublicae Genuensis," a historical record of the Republic of Genoa. This document mentions a "Guglielmo Cigna" who was a prominent merchant and ship-owner in the city of Genoa during that time.

One notable figure bearing the Cigna surname was Girolamo Cigna (1486-1559), an Italian humanist and philosopher from Milan. He was a prominent scholar during the Renaissance period and authored several works on philosophy, rhetoric, and language.

Another individual of historical significance was Giovanni Battista Cigna (1628-1709), an Italian architect and engineer from Turin. He was responsible for the design and construction of several notable buildings and fortifications in the Piedmont region, including the Palazzo Reale di Torino (Royal Palace of Turin).

In the 19th century, Giuseppe Cigna (1836-1909) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the Minister of Finance for the Kingdom of Italy from 1892 to 1893.

The Cigna surname has also been found in historical records and documents from other parts of Italy, such as the regions of Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, suggesting that the name may have spread throughout the peninsula over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cigna

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cigna.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cigna was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cigna has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cigna was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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