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

Siegfried, 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 Siegfried surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Siegfried in America

Siegfried is the 8878th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Siegfried surname appeared 3,688 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Siegfried.

We can also compare 2010 data for Siegfried 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 Siegfried

The surname Siegfried originated in Germany and is derived from the Old German words "sigu" meaning victory and "fridu" meaning peace or protection. It is a compound name that translates to "victorious peace" or "victorious protector."

The name has its roots in Germanic mythology and is closely associated with the legendary hero Siegfried from the Nibelungenlied, an epic poem dating back to the 13th century. Siegfried was a brave warrior who slew a dragon and gained invincibility after bathing in its blood.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Siegfried can be found in the Codex Traditionum Ecclesiae Ratisbonensis, a medieval manuscript from the 9th century that documented land donations to the church in Regensburg, Germany. The name appears in various spellings, such as Sigifrido and Sigifridus.

In the 11th century, a nobleman named Siegfried von Ballhausen was mentioned in the Annales Hildesheimenses, a chronicle of the Hildesheim diocese in Lower Saxony, Germany. He was a prominent figure in the region and contributed to the construction of a church.

Another notable individual with the surname Siegfried was Gottlob Siegfried (1648-1683), a German mathematician and astronomer. He made significant contributions to the field of astronomy and published works on celestial mechanics.

During the 16th century, a place called Siegfriedshausen was recorded in the region of Thuringia, Germany. This place name likely derived from an individual named Siegfried who was associated with the area.

In the 19th century, Johann Gottfried Siegfried (1789-1854) was a German theologian and professor of Old Testament studies at the University of Erlangen. He published several works on biblical exegesis and Hebrew grammar.

Other notable individuals with the surname Siegfried include the German composer Ernst Siegfried (1817-1898), known for his operas and lieder, and the Swiss painter Albert Siegfried (1882-1958), recognized for his landscape paintings of the Swiss Alps.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Siegfried

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

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

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