Siegel Surname

9,525th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Siegel Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Sigo, a pet form of names beginning with Sieg (victory), as Sigivald, Sigiwart and Sigiwolf; variants of Segal, q.v.

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Siegel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States35,8331:10,1151,228
Germany18,2451:4,412509
France1,1381:58,3687,816
Canada7021:52,4876,300
Austria6031:14,1222,068
Brazil5501:389,22614,872
Israel2211:38,7225,311
Poland2071:183,61725,035
Netherlands1661:101,73016,487
Czechia1511:70,42011,815
Chile1351:130,4924,626
Switzerland1331:61,7517,653
England1191:468,21930,572
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Afghanistan921:349,4915,232
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
Romania891:225,59421,877
Japan841:1,521,95624,539
Argentina751:569,91240,958
Hungary681:144,35713,146
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Norway471:109,41014,618
Scotland401:133,8458,251
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Slovakia201:266,82240,422
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Guam161:10,0081,526
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
China111:124,301,9616,553
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0331:48,6145,547

The alternate forms: Siégel (2) are calculated separately.

Siegel (216) may also be a first name.

Siegel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Sigo, a pet form of names beginning with Sieg (victory), as Sigivald, Sigiwart and Sigiwolf; variants of Segal, q.v.

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

(from an ancestor's occupation) Siegel is the German for “seal.” An engraver of seals would be called Siegel or Siegler. Jews were very prominent in the occupation of seal engraving in the eighteenth century. Other variations are Ziegler, Ziegelman, Ziegel, Siegelman. This name should not be confused with Segal which is an acronym for a Levite, although Segal and Siegel are often pronounced alike in English.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Siegel is German for "stamp" or "seal". German names have three major types: occupations for gentiles, place names for nobility and objects for Jews. Given that, in many small towns, the only literate people were often Jewish, they were often also keepers of the town seal and so, when they were allowed to take last names, they took on the name "Siegel".

- ahsiegel

Siegel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Siegel (Arabic: سيجل) is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Siégel. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Siegel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,525th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 122,709 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Siegel are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 614,549th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 216 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 35,833 people, or 1 in 10,115. In The United States Siegel is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 19 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Siegel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Siegel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Siegel surname increased 3,469 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Siegel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Siegel last name are 41.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Siegel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.79% less than the national average, earning 332,967 kr per year; in Peru they earn 43.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,930 per year; in South Africa they earn 87.39% more than the national average, earning R 445,308 per year; in United States they earn 27.8% more than the national average, earning $55,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.98% more than the national average, earning $61,599 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siégel942/
Sziegel9263/
Siegell9252/
Siegiel9232/
Sciegel928/
Shiegel924/
Siegelt923/
Sieguel922/
Sieegel921/
Sieigel921/
Ssiegel921/
Segel9112,424/
Siegl918,378/
Sigel914,081/
Schiegel8657/
Seguel8315,754/
Seigel832,838/
Ziegel83665/
Sighel83627/
Siesel83274/
Giegel83273/
Seegel83264/
Segeel83250/
Siggel83220/
Seçgel83192/
Sigele83145/
Sigiel83139/
Sziegl83129/
Siguel8391/
Segell8382/
Seggel8374/
Sezgel8351/
Shigel8337/
Seagel8333/
Szigel8333/
Sehgel8323/
Scigel8318/
Sigell8315/
Shegel8312/
Sieg'l8311/
Sizgel839/
Secgel836/
Seygel834/
Seghel833/
Saigel832/
Sidgel832/
Sijeel832/
Saegel831/
Scegel831/
Sjegel831/
Sicgel831/
Siegil831/
Siejel831/
Siezel830/
Sedgel830/
Sigl808,553/
Segl80435/
Siegelová80160/
Siegelova804/
Schiegl77806/
Shingel77244/
Giegiel77156/
Shengel77125/
Sighele77108/
Seagell7747/
Schigel7746/
Seigell7744/
Schegel7741/
Siyngel7739/
Dziegel7723/
Ziegelt7721/
Sceggel7719/
Sieglet7718/
Seigele774/
Seiggel773/
Saiguel773/
Saingel773/
Chiegel773/
Sceghel772/
Seegele772/
Sheghel772/
Shegell771/
Sheugel771/
Shijeel771/
Seguell771/
Saiseel771/
Seegeld771/
Sijjeel771/
Sedgell770/
Seingel770/
Seeggel770/
Scegell770/
Sziegelová7520/
Sagel732,161/
Zegel73898/
Segil73605/
Gegel73476/
Gigel73377/
Sisel73317/
Jegel73307/
Cigel73300/
Sigil73222/
Seggl73197/
Sogel73175/
Zigel73149/
Sesel73120/
Sezel7389/
Sygel7385/
Ziegl7370/
Szigl7343/
Sighl7342/
Sõgel7338/
Sießl7330/
Giegl7328/
Seigl7325/
Šegel7321/
Sicel7317/
Seagl7312/
Cegel7311/
Saigl739/
Saegl737/
Sizel734/
Sehgl733/
Çigel733/
Žigel732/
Shigl731/
Secel731/
Seghl731/
Jigel731/
Siglė731/
Segeł731/
Seesl731/
Sejel731/
Sögel731/
Dziegiel71296/
Sieglová71265/
Schiesel71174/
Shchigel71105/
Sicheele7152/
Zschegel7144/
Sceggell7129/
Sieglett7128/
Shiechel7114/
Schoegel7110/
Scheigel717/
Schiguel717/
Schiggel716/
Sieglova716/
Schegell716/
Shchegel715/
Scheguel713/
Schaegel712/
Scheegel712/
Schaigel711/
Sikheele711/
Shinghel711/
Segelova711/
Sigelová711/
Schetgel711/
Scheugel711/
Seakgele711/
Shengell711/
Schuigel711/
Sheiguel711/
Seidgell710/
Seiggell710/
Schedgel710/
Seeggell710/
Schidgel710/
Schiezel710/
Geçgel676,041/
Sichel671,483/
Seguil671,411/
Sechel67930/
Geygel67577/
Gigele67236/
Giguel67220/
Szecel67186/
Siguil67153/
Ziggel67140/
Zeggel67110/
Sygiel67103/
Schiechel67102/
Giggel6794/
Siscel6790/
Saggel6787/
Soygel6776/
Siessl6767/
Zeigel6764/
Sedjel6762/
Scheiguel6760/
Gesgel6760/
Sisell6759/
Çikgel6751/
Gecgel6742/
Saygel6739/
Seisel6736/
Seesel6730/
Segill6728/
Cecgel6728/
Schuingel6727/
Segiel6725/
Sagell6724/
Geggel6724/
Giçgel6723/
Cekgel6722/
Sahgel6720/
Jiguel6719/
Schigl6719/
Ziguel6717/
Sogell6716/
Shiesl6715/
Zhigel6714/
Chegel6713/
Sikhel6713/
Chigel6713/
Shisel6712/
Zeguel6711/
Jeggel6710/
Sygeel679/
Sõggel678/
Ceguel678/
Jigell678/
Shogel677/
Sageel677/
Zigele677/
Sekhel677/
Sheegl676/
Shagel676/
Sikgil676/
Sagiel676/
Jeghel675/
Seasel675/
Szieglová675/
Ziegelová674/
Shejel674/
Shaigl674/
Seazel674/
Scigelová674/
Sagael674/
Jighel674/
Ciceel674/
Schegl673/
Sihgil673/
Shezel673/
Scheingel673/
Cizgel673/
Šingel673/
Scigelova673/
Sigild673/
Sheezl673/
Sezell672/
Shegelova672/
Djigel672/
Sisael672/
Sighil672/
Scheigele672/
Seehgl672/
Ciguel672/
Sidjel672/
Seeghl672/
Saisel671/
Saigil671/
Ceegel671/
Zegell671/
Zighel671/
Scheggell671/
Schiescel671/
Scygel671/
Shingl671/
Shegil671/
Segleh671/
Seysel671/
Seghil671/
Syguel671/
Shygel671/
Zeagel671/
Zigael671/
Çeçgel671/
Seusel671/
Sisiel671/
Shesel671/
Shizel671/
Saijel671/
Sacgel671/
Scezel671/
Schiehsel671/
Seggli671/
Sejeel671/
Szogel671/
Szeigl671/
Siesil671/
Sezoel671/
Sizuel671/
Zhegel671/
Sesell670/
Seizel670/
Sizell670/
Seigil670/
Sigill670/
Sizele670/

Siegel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Siegel in the Arabic language
سيجلsyjl-

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