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The Siegfried surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,688 people carried this name — #8,878 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,698).

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

801 people named Siegfried live in Switzerland.

They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 228
Zurich 192
Thurgau 66
Aargau 59
Vaud 43
St. Gallen 34
Solothurn 34
Basel-Landschaft 29

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 211 people named Siegfried.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Bas-Rhin 88
Haut-Rhin 33
Paris 25
Vosges 6
Rhône 6
Seine-Maritime 5
Haute-Savoie 5
Ain 5

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 64 people named Siegfried live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Entre Ríos.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 54
Salta 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Siegfried in American newspapers,
1916–1926.

Newspaper page from The Republican carrying the name Siegfried
The Republican 1916-05-25
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Siegfried
Daily Kennebec Journal 1926-11-27
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Siegfried
Daily Kennebec Journal 1926-12-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,915 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Siegfried,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Siegfried d. 1096 · monk
  • Sabel Siegfried 1400–1451 · politician
  • Sabel Siegfried 1437–1491 · mayor
  • Johannes Siegfried 1564–1637 · composer
  • Christian Siegfried 1599–1677 · Protestant theologian
  • Philipp Siegfried 1767–1845 · farmer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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