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Early Origins of the Seider family

The surname Seider was first found in Switzerland, where the name has been traced to Swiss origins before the family's emigration to Germany in 1315, gaining a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, most notably in Brandenburg and Silesia, consistently elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Seider family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Seider research. Another 269 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1315, 1533, 1544, 1699, 1729 and 1821 are included under the topic Early Seider History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Seider Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Seidel, Seidell, Seidler, Seider, Seidl, Seiden, Seide, Seydl, Seydel, Seidelmann, Seidelman, Seidemann, Seideman, Seid, Seidt, Seidmann and many more.

Early Notables of the Seider family

Notables of the time with the surname Seider were the descendent of Georg Christoph Seidl, Georg Christoph Gottlieb von Seidl, who was a Prussian privy councillor...
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United States Seider migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Seider Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Adam Seider, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736 1
  • Michael Seider, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 1
  • Jacob Peter Seider, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 1
  • Christian Seider, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 1
  • Heinrich Seider, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Seider (post 1700) +

  • Timothy T. Seider, American politician, Mayor of Greenfield, Wisconsin, 2000 2
  • Henry Seider, American politician, Social Democratic Candidate for New York State Assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1903 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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