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

Saint-Germain, 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 Saint-Germain surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Saint-Germain in America

Saint-Germain is the 82044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Saint-Germain surname appeared 230 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 Saint-Germain.

We can also compare 2010 data for Saint-Germain 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 Saint-Germain

The surname SAINTGERMAIN has its origins in France, dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the French place name "Saint-Germain," which itself comes from the Latin "Sanctus Germanus," meaning "Saint Germain." The name was likely originally given to someone who lived near a church or town dedicated to the 5th-century saint and bishop of Auxerre, St. Germain.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname SAINTGERMAIN can be found in various French records and documents from the 12th and 13th centuries. For example, a Robertus de Sancto Germano is mentioned in a charter from the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, dated around 1180.

One of the earliest notable bearers of the name was Roger de Saintgermain, a French knight who participated in the Fourth Crusade in the early 13th century. Another early bearer was Hugues de Saintgermain, a 13th-century nobleman and landowner from the region of Champagne.

In the 14th century, the SAINTGERMAIN surname appears in various English records, likely due to the Norman conquest of England and the subsequent migration of French nobles and commoners to the island. One such example is John de Saintgermain, a merchant from London who is mentioned in the city's records in the late 1300s.

During the Renaissance, the SAINTGERMAIN name was borne by several prominent figures, including Claude de Saintgermain (1535-1593), a French diplomat and scholar who served as the ambassador to Switzerland and Germany. Another notable bearer was René de Saintgermain (1574-1638), a French composer and musician who worked at the court of King Henry IV.

In the 18th century, the SAINTGERMAIN surname was carried by the mysterious Count of St. Germain (c. 1690-1784), a European adventurer and occultist who claimed to have lived for centuries and possessed esoteric knowledge. Despite his questionable claims, he was a respected figure in the courts of several European monarchs, including Louis XV of France and Empress Elizabeth of Russia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Saint-Germain

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Saint-Germain.

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 Saint-Germain 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 Saint-Germain 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 Saint-Germain was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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