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

Zigmont, 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 Zigmont surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Zigmont in America

Zigmont is the 79075th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Zigmont surname appeared 241 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 Zigmont.

We can also compare 2010 data for Zigmont 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 Zigmont

The surname Zigmont traces its origins to Eastern Europe, specifically within the regions that are today known as Poland and Lithuania. The name started to appear in historical records from the medieval period, around the 14th and 15th centuries. During this time, both Poland and Lithuania were part of a larger political entity called the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The name Zigmont is derived from the Slavic roots. It is believed to be a variant of the Germanic given name Sigmund or Sigismund, which were common names during the medieval period due to their noble associations. The name Sigmund itself is composed of two elements: "sigu" or "sigu" meaning victory and "mund" meaning protector.

The surname can be traced back to early records such as the medieval Polish chronicles and Lithuanian nobility registers. Historical documents from the 15th century mention a family by the name Zyghymunt. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a 1425 Lithuanian manuscript documenting the nobility under the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the surname was Kazimieras Zigmont, a Lithuanian nobleman and advisor to Grand Duke Sigismund I. Kazimieras was born in 1512 and passed away in 1586; his lineage continued the family name through the following generations. Similarly, in Poland, Jakub Zigmont, a merchant and a member of the Krakov City Council, is mentioned in records dating back to 1557.

During the 17th century, the name continued to be associated with the nobility and notable families. Stanisław Zigmont was a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth military officer born in 1640 and contributing to various military campaigns under King John III Sobieski, passing away in 1697. His legacy further cemented the presence of the Zigmont name in historical records.

In the 18th century, the name appears in various parish registers across Poland and Lithuania, indicating a broader dissemination of the surname among commoners. One significant figure from this period is Jan Zigmont, a Polish landowner born in 1732 who played a role in local governance.

By the 19th century, the Zigmont surname had spread beyond its initial regions, partly due to emigration and changing political boundaries. The 19th-century records show Mikołaj Zigmont, a Lithuanian scholar and writer born in 1815, who contributed significantly to Lithuanian literature until his death in 1892.

The surname Zigmont, thus, holds a rich history that spans several centuries and is closely intertwined with the historical developments in Eastern Europe, with roots deeply embedded in the medieval nobility and continuing through various notable individuals in the centuries that followed.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Zigmont

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

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

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