| ![Show Contents]() Sigman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany The German family Sigman originally made their home in Swabia, the modern region of Baden-Wurttemberg. The name means "son of Sieg," which is a diminutive of several personal names derived from the Old High German word "Sigu," meaning "victory," such as Siegfried, Siefmunt, and Siegbert. Early Origins of the Sigman familyThe surname Sigman was first found in Hopferstadt, Franconia, where Conrad Sigeman, the earliest recorded bearer of the name, was living in 1383. The young Sigman family was prominent during these early times, playing an important role in the development of medieval Swabian society. Early History of the Sigman familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sigman research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1383, 1420, 1527, 1601, 1760, 1801 and 1833 are included under the topic Early Sigman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Sigman Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Siegman, Siegmann, Sigman, Siegeman, Siegemann and many more. Early Notables of the Sigman familyNotables with the surname Sigman during this period were - Jörg Sigmann (1527-1601), a prominent German goldsmith, Friedrich Huldreich Karl Siegmann (1760-1833), a legal expert, and Friedrich Wilhelm Siegmann (b. 1801), a military general from Saxony
Sigman RankingIn the United States, the name Sigman is the 8,529th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Sigman familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Christoph Sigman, who settled in Philadelphia in 1738; Christoph Siegmann, a Hessian mercenary who settled in America after fighting in the Revolutionary War, Frederick Siegmann, who immigrated to Philadelphia in 1785.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Sigman (post 1700) | + |
- Tripp Sigman (1899-1971), American Major League Baseball outfielder (1929 to 1930)
- Stanley "Stan" Sigman, American president and chief executive officer of wireless at AT&T
- Morris Sigman (1880-1931), Russian-born, American president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union from 1923 to 1928
- Daniel Sigman, American geoscientist, Dusenbury Professor of Geological and Geophysical Sciences at Princeton University
- April Sigman (b. 1988), American hostess of E!'s Wild On! show for the 1999 season
- Carl Sigman (1909-2000), American songwriter
- Hugo Sigman (b. 1944), Argentine businessman, President of CHEMO Group
- David Stephen Sigman (1939-2001), Professor of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry at UCLA
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