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

Seegars, 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 Seegars surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Seegars in America

Seegars is the 37955th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Seegars surname appeared 585 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 Seegars.

We can also compare 2010 data for Seegars 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 Seegars

The surname SEEGARS is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the late 16th century. It is derived from the Dutch word "seeger," meaning "sawyer" or "one who saws wood." This occupation-based surname likely referred to one of the earliest bearers of the name who worked as a sawyer or in a related trade involving woodcutting or timber.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SEEGARS surname can be found in the Dutch city of Leiden in 1597, where a man named Pieter Seegars was listed in municipal records as a woodcutter. The name also appears in various historical documents from the 17th and 18th centuries across the Netherlands, particularly in the provinces of Zuid-Holland and Noord-Holland.

During the Dutch colonization of the Americas in the 17th and 18th centuries, some SEEGARS families immigrated to the Dutch colonies, including New Netherland (later becoming part of New York) and the Dutch West Indies. One notable early bearer of the name was Johannes Seegars, who was born in Amsterdam in 1652 and later settled in New Amsterdam (present-day New York City) in the late 1670s.

In the 19th century, the SEEGARS surname began to spread more widely across Europe and North America, with several prominent individuals bearing the name. These include German painter and illustrator Peter Seegars (1805-1877), who was known for his landscapes and genre scenes, and American Civil War soldier and politician John Seegars (1834-1901), who served as a Union officer and later became a U.S. Congressman from Virginia.

Other notable individuals with the SEEGARS surname throughout history include Dutch artist Jacob Seegars (1640-1714), who was renowned for his still-life paintings, and British composer and organist William Seegars (1771-1843), who was active in London during the early 19th century. Additionally, Johannes Seegars (1860-1932) was a Dutch politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives in the Netherlands from 1901 to 1905.

The SEEGARS surname has maintained a presence in various parts of the world, with concentrations in the Netherlands, Germany, the United States, and other regions with Dutch or European ancestry. While the name has evolved over time and across different regions, its roots can be traced back to the occupation of sawing wood in the Netherlands, reflecting the rich history and cultural heritage associated with this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Seegars

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

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 Seegars 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 Seegars 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 Seegars was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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