Seipold Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Seipold Surname User-submission:

The German surname Seipp and its variants Seip, Seippel and Seipel is patronymic in origin, that is, it belongs to the category of surnames derived from the first name of the father of the initial bearer. In this instance, the name indicates 'son of Seipp', a pet or short form of the personal name Sigbald.

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Seipold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3091:260,53527,919
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Seipold Surname Meaning

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The German surname Seipp and its variants Seip, Seippel and Seipel is patronymic in origin, that is, it belongs to the category of surnames derived from the first name of the father of the initial bearer. In this instance, the name indicates 'son of Seipp', a pet or short form of the personal name Sigbald. This personal name is derived from the Gotic word sigis, in Old High German sigu, meaning 'victory' and the Gotic balths, which in Old High German became bald, meaning 'bold'. Thus this personal name can literally be translated as 'victory-bold'.

The earliest record of this surname dates back to the fourteenth century, when one Sifridus dictus Sypel was recorded as residing in Worms in 1349. Early recordnames derived from the first name of the father of the initial bearer.

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Seipold Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seipold is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Seipold.

How Common Is The Last Name Seipold? popularity and diffusion

It is the 703,644th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Seipold reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Seipold is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 260,535. In Germany Seipold is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Brandenburg, where 14 percent live and Hamburg, where 9 percent live. Beside Germany it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Seipold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seipold has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seipold Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seipold last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Seipold earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $42,268 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seipoldt932/
Sepold9228/
Seipolt86219/
Seepold8623/
Sippold868/
Seypold868/
Siepold863/
Seapold861/
Sipol83223/
Sepol8360/
Seppoldt800/
Saipol77115/
Sipole77100/
Sipolt7761/
Cipold7747/
Sepole7746/
Saepol7743/
Sihpol7727/
Šipold7726/
Soepol7722/
Siapol7711/
Sippol779/
Zipold778/
Shipol774/
Suipol774/
Sepohl772/
Seepol772/
Seipal771/
Seapol771/
Sipool771/
Sispol771/
Soipol771/
Sepolt770/
Sipoldova751/
Zippold7166/
Seepolt7126/
Sowepol7116/
Seepõld7115/
Seepole7112/
Szypold7110/
Saupold716/
Gippold713/
Szépold713/
Sepohle713/
Siphole713/
Seephol712/
Jaipold712/
Sehapol711/
Shaipol711/
Sittpol711/
Saippol711/
Sephole711/
Seapole711/
Saiphol711/
Schepol711/
Shsipol711/
Shipole711/
Shipolt711/
Sejipal711/
Sippald711/
Schipol711/
Sitpole711/
Siepolt710/
Saphold710/
Szipole710/
Sipal67326/
Sapol67164/
Seepolle6793/
Zepol6770/
Sepal6768/
Shippole6745/
Cipol6733/
Cepol6720/
Saepuldh6719/
Sypol6712/
Schiphol6710/
Šipol679/
Seehapol677/
Siphohle675/
Xipol672/
Sheppoul671/
Shepheld671/
Shitpole671/
Sithpole671/
Saiphool671/
Zipol671/
Sepoulte671/
Suebphol671/
Schipoll670/
Cippoldt670/
Sapfhold670/

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