Seidelman Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Seidelman Surname Definition:

(German) One who worked with, or dealt in, silks; one who came from Seidel, in Germany.

Seidelman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5331:680,03654,089
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Seidelman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who worked with, or dealt in, silks; one who came from Seidel, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Seidelman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Seidelman Come From? nationality or country of origin

Seidelman is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Seidelman.

How Common Is The Last Name Seidelman? popularity and diffusion

Seidelman is the 562,135th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Seidelman live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Seidelman is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 533 people, or 1 in 680,036. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 38 percent are found, Michigan, where 15 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States Seidelman exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Seidelman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Seidelman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seidelman last name expanded 26,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seidelman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seidelman last name are 44.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 97.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seidelman earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.89% less than the national average, earning $40,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $53,803 CAD per year.

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