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Early Origins of the Siegmund family

The surname Siegmund was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name Siegenhoven became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.

Early History of the Siegmund family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Siegmund research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1653, 1684 and 1851 are included under the topic Early Siegmund History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Siegmund Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Siegenhoven, Sigenhofen, Siegenhofen, Sigenhoven, Sieggenhoven, Siegenhhoven, Siegenhovenne and many more.

Early Notables of the Siegmund family

Notables with the name Siegmund during this period were

  • Duke Julius Siegmund of Württemberg-Juliusburg (1653-1684) was Duke of Württemberg-Juliusburg


United States Siegmund migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Siegmund Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Valentine Siegmund, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1731 1
  • Hans Peter Siegmund, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
Siegmund Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Karolina Siegmund, aged 21, who landed in New York, NY in 1889 1
  • Wilhelm Siegmund, aged 21, who arrived in New York, NY in 1889 1
Siegmund Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Fritz Robert Siegmund, who landed in Alabama in 1925 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Siegmund (post 1700) +

  • C. Siegmund, American politician, Mayor of Salem, Oregon, 1913 2
  • Al J. Siegmund, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 7th District, 1996 2
  • David Oliver Siegmund (b. 1941), American statistician, best known for his work on sequential analysis, recipient of the Humboldt Prize (1980)
  • Gerd Siegmund (b. 1973), German silver medalist ski jumper at the 1995 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
  • Günter Siegmund (b. 1936), German two-time bronze medalist heavyweight boxer at the 1960 Olympics and the 1961 European Amateur Championships
  • Siegmund Mewes (b. 1951), East German football player and manager


  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, October 30) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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