Seipp Surname

118,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Seipp 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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Seipp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3961:33,6004,440
United States1,3011:278,60026,015
Canada611:604,02649,778
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
England231:2,422,52489,093
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
France71:9,488,960336,266
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:288,61323,092

Seipp 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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Seipp Last Name Facts

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

Seipp is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seipp? popularity and diffusion

It is the 118,691st most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,881,142 people. The surname Seipp occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Seipp live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,396 people, or 1 in 33,600. In Germany Seipp is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 76 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Seipp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seipp has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 748 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 329 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seipp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seipp last name are 16.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Seipp earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning R 242,244 per year; in United States they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning $42,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning $52,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seipps912/
Seippe910/
Sepp896,423/
Seip894,404/
Sipp892,680/
Shipp8019,112/
Seiph805,621/
Shepp80750/
Seipt80366/
Seppe80311/
Szeip80190/
Seipe80142/
Sipps80135/
Sippe8079/
Saipp8078/
Siepp8032/
Sheip8023/
Scipp8016/
Seyip809/
Seppt809/
Seipz805/
Sepps804/
Szipp804/
Seitp802/
Sejip802/
Szepp801/
Seepp801/
Sejpp801/
Seips800/
Seupp800/
Zeipp800/
Sei7516,059/
Sip7511,311/
Sep755,677/
Schepp733,604/
Schipp731,368/
Shipps73805/
Sheppe73200/
Shepps73198/
Shippe73105/
Scheip7386/
Sheipe7379/
Sceppe7323/
Sheapp7311/
Scippe7310/
Seiptt733/
Scipps732/
Shoepp731/
Saippt731/
Ceipps731/
Sciopp731/
Sayipp731/
Setppe731/
Szeppe731/
Soeiap731/
Shyepp731/
Saiepp730/
Sheupp730/
Seioph730/
Sheepp730/
Seid67360,805/
Sapp6726,623/
Sepe6717,323/
Sipe6712,121/
Shep6711,386/
Siep678,874/
Seib675,937/
Seyi673,660/
Zepp673,604/
Shei673,111/
Zipp672,842/
Seio672,821/
Seph672,267/
Seiz672,089/
Seih672,086/
Seis672,022/
Seit671,928/
Szep671,866/
Sept671,686/
Gipp671,499/
Gepp671,467/
Ship671,440/
Sips671,411/
Saip671,186/
Seia671,088/
Schoepp67994/
Jepp67741/
Seji67576/
Saep67535/
Seiß67489/
Jipp67477/
Suep67449/
Seep67445/
Siap67336/
Soep67298/
Suip67287/
Seii67255/
Seui67145/
Seps67144/
Soip67122/
Schaipp67111/
Sipf67100/
Seij6795/
Seie6771/
Hsip6768/
Sepz6760/
Schuepp6757/
Seap6756/
Scheipe6753/
Szip6752/
Scheips6747/
Cepp6727/
Cipp6727/
Šeip6724/
Zeip6722/
Seup6720/
Scheppf6719/
Schiepp6716/
Seppová6714/
Schipps6713/
Seiu6712/
Cheippe676/
Sizp676/
Ssip676/
Sitp676/
Sibp675/
Hsei675/
Setp675/
Scep674/
Siph674/
Sjep674/
Seiv673/
Syep673/
Ceip673/
Sejp673/
Sehp673/
Seič673/
Jeip672/
Szei672/
Sgip672/
Sisp672/
Scheipt671/
Scheisp671/
Sipt671/
Sidp671/
Seipová671/
Seyp671/
Scip671/
Sepf671/
Ssep671/
Ssei671/
Seppova671/
Seić671/
D'Shipp671/
Hsep671/
Sedp671/
Sesp671/
Sihp671/
Sipz671/
Sheihup671/
Zsep671/
Zsip671/
Xipp671/
Xsei671/
Xsep671/
Schaepp670/

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