The Sigman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,942 people carried this name — #8,395 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 74,600 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,655 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 67 people named Sigman 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 Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 47
City of Buenos Aires 20

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

In print

Sigman in American newspapers,
1886–1925.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Sigman
The Washington Times 1925-08-05
Newspaper page from Savannah Morning News carrying the name Sigman
Savannah Morning News 1886-11-05
Newspaper page from The National Tribune carrying the name Sigman
The National Tribune 1886-01-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,687 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Sigman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Morris Sigman 1881–1931 · trade unionist
  • Tripp Sigman 1899–1971 · baseball player
  • Carl Sigman 1909–2000 · composer
  • Stan Sigman 1947–2020 · chief executive officer

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Sigman,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States309 records

309 records of the Sigman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 132
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 92
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 39
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 38
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard V. Sigman

    Born 1916 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1941 at Harrisburg; driver from Lancaster County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sam Sigman

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Etruria from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 20; laborer. From Meretz, Poland, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Christopher Scott Sigman

    Born 1946; from Schoharie, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; died in an accident 1967 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 309 records for Sigman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands113 records

113 records of the Sigman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 72
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 23
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 18
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pieter Sigman

    Married in 1934 in Amsterdam; workman. Died 1970 in Utrecht, aged 60.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Josina Hendrica Sigman

    Married in 1874 in Amsterdam. Died 1928 in Alkmaar, aged 76.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Fredrik Christiaan Sigman

    Died 1847 in Gouda, aged 50.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Midden-Holland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 113 records for Sigman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Sigman name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Matilda Sigman

    Died 1949 in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Charles Sigman

    Married 1905 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Charles Sigman

    Married 1946 in Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Sigman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France3 records

3 records of the Sigman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Martin Samuel Sigman

    Born 1941 in the United States; died 1996 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacques Sigman

    Born 1915 in Auray (Morbihan); died 1989 in Itteville (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Paul Sigman

    Born 1923 in Paris; died 1992 in Seignosse (Landes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Sigman name in Australia Tasmanian Names Index
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record David Sigman

    Married 1858 in Longford, Tasmania, aged 25.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Louisa Sigman

    Born 1858 in Longford, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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