Seidl Surname

15,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Seidl Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Sitto, a pet form of Sigebert (victory, bright); one who came from Seide, in Germany.

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Seidl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,3081:4,170470
Austria8,4511:1,00863
United States4,4061:82,2659,351
Czechia1,8811:5,653657
Brazil5071:422,23716,026
Canada1741:211,75620,505
Slovakia1731:30,8475,443
Australia1511:178,77918,110
Switzerland1281:64,1637,867
Slovenia721:34,5516,690
Hungary701:140,23312,855
Croatia631:67,12112,153
Sweden521:189,36113,089
England421:1,326,62059,571
France341:1,953,609166,012
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Norway111:467,48139,375
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Seidl (13) may also be a first name.

Seidl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Sitto, a pet form of Sigebert (victory, bright); one who came from Seide, in Germany.

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

User-submitted Reference

Originally, the surname was written as Seitl.

During the rule of Maria-Therese, three families with the surname Seitl have left the area of the current Frisia and settled in Hungary, where, among many families, they were given free lands.

Back in the day, every record of births, deaths and marriages were kept in churches. During these times, a mistake was made and the surname became 'Hungarianized' as Szeitl. The name of our family remained written as such up until the end of the Second World War.

After WWII ended, a deportation of German speaking people and people of Germanic origin began in Hungary (they were used as scapegoats). In desperation, many families changed their surnames to a Hungarian one or a more Hungarian sounding one to avoid deportation. The Szeitl family was luckily good friends with the registrar of the village/town and they have managed to put an extra 'i' at the end of the documents, as it fit the space. With this change, the family name became less Germanic, and hence the family avoided deportation. This also resulted in only a few people bearing the Szeitli name.

In 1956, when there was an uprising in Hungary against the USSR, many fled from Hungary, including a member of the Szeitli family, and he has settled in Australia.

Currently, most of the Szeitlis live in Hungary, while a few live in Australia.

This data has been passionatly collected over the years by János Szeitli, Hungary, my grandfather.

- angelofdragons

Seidl Last Name Facts

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

Seidl occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seidl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 15,588th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 203,773 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Seidl reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Seidl is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 19,308 people, or 1 in 4,170. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 75 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Germany Seidl exists in 59 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Seidl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seidl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Seidl last name increased 5,649 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seidl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seidl last name are 36.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seidl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1722.18% more than the national average, earning R 4,330,200 per year; in United States they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $46,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.17% more than the national average, earning $56,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seidel9192,933/
Szeidl91428/
Seidil9170/
Seidll910/
Sidl8986/
Sedl8949/
Scheidl833,007/
Seidell83527/
Seijdel8386/
Szeidel8374/
Seidelt8365/
Seiddel8319/
Sheidel8313/
Seidele832/
Seidill830/
Sidel801,270/
Siedl80675/
Saidl80227/
Sedel80178/
Seydl8073/
Zeidl8073/
Sidil8071/
Shidl8047/
Sedil8041/
Ceidl8025/
Szedl809/
Sejdl806/
Sidhl804/
Sedyl802/
Saedl801/
Seedl801/
Szidl801/
Sáidl801/
Sedll801/
Sidlh801/
Shedl801/
Siddl800/
Scheidel772,252/
Seidlová772,036/
Seijdell7734/
Seidlova7729/
Sheidell771/
Seidigli771/
Seydel732,770/
Sidell731,687/
Schedl731,467/
Saidel73857/
Siedel73649/
Zeidel73636/
Saidil73489/
Sedell73287/
Suedel73125/
Shidel73122/
Sidoel73122/
Sediel7398/
Siddel7360/
Shedel7352/
Soedel7344/
Schidl7341/
Zsidel7336/
Jeidel7324/
Sziedl7324/
Sedlet7321/
Szedel7320/
Sejdel7319/
Seedel7314/
Szidel7314/
Zeidil7312/
Szeydl739/
Seydil735/
Seddel734/
Sidele734/
Seudel734/
Sheydl733/
Sid'el733/
Sedill733/
Ceidel733/
Sidhel732/
Sheddl732/
Saiadl732/
Scidel732/
Shaidl732/
Setdel731/
Saedel731/
Sideel731/
Sidiel731/
Sidlet731/
Shidil731/
Siadil731/
Suidel731/
Saedil731/
Sajedl731/
Seddil731/
Siedil731/
Sidleh731/
Sheedl731/
Scheidell71163/
Seidelová71122/
Seidelova712/
Seidilova711/
Scheidele711/
Schedel672,046/
Siddell67780/
Sedlova67293/
Sidlova67213/
Seydell67156/
Schoedl67111/
Shidell67104/
Gedl67101/
Sadl6794/
Siedell6792/
Saidell6771/
Gidl6770/
Schaidl6770/
Sheadel6769/
Zeidell6753/
Sheydel6746/
Cedl6746/
Sedlová6740/
Schidel6739/
Jedl6738/
Schiedl6738/
Zeijdel6731/
Seddell6730/
Schaedl6724/
Seedell6716/
Zedl6716/
Šedl6711/
Shedell679/
Shoedel679/
Shaidel679/
Sziedel677/
Scheidlová676/
Szaidel676/
Schidlt675/
Shiedel675/
Sédl674/
Sajidil674/
Sedlesh674/
Cidl673/
Seadell672/
Sádl672/
Saiddil672/
Saidiel672/
Schedlt671/
Sayedel671/
Sayedil671/
Sayeedl671/
Siddele671/
Siedeel671/
Shiddel671/
Shehadl671/
Sedilld671/
Seydild671/
Shaedel671/
Suedell671/
Jidl671/
Sidlová671/
Ceidell671/
Ceidiel671/
Saaidel671/
Sydl671/
Sideell670/
Scidell670/
Seydill670/
Seddill670/
Scedell670/

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