Seidler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Seidler family

The surname Seidler 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 Seidler family

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

Seidler 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 Seidler family

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

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Seidler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Friedrich Seidler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 1
Hanss Adam Seidler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750 1
Andreas Seidler, who settled in Philadelphia in 1753
Andreas Seidler, aged 29, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
Matthias Seidler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1761 1

Seidler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Miss Margaretha Seidler, aged 18, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Garonne"
W F Seidler, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 1
Henriette Seidler, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 1
Catharine Seidler, who sailed from Hamburg to New York in 1872

Seidler migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Seidler Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Adolff Seidler, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
Adolf Seidler, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
Elisabeth Seidler, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
Frans Seidler, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Gotlieb Seidler, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
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Contemporary Notables of the name Seidler (post 1700) +

David Seidler (1937-2024), British-born, American Academy Award and BAFTA Award winning playwright and film and television writer, best known for writing the play and the screenplay for the film The King's Speech
Peter Seidler (1960-2023), American businessman
Richard Seidler, American politician, Mayor of Manhattan, Kansas, 1992-93 2
Murray Seidler, American politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1948 2
Emanuel Seidler (1890-1958), American politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1940; Candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1948 2
Charles Seidler (1839-1921), American politician, Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, 1876-78 2
Louise Seidler (1786-1866), German painter at the court of the grand dukes of Weimar
Helga Seidler (b. 1949), née Fischer, East German gold medalist athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Franz Wilhelm Seidler (b. 1933), German historian, author and expert on German military history, Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the Bundeswehr University Munich
Michal Seidler (b. 1990), Czech futsal player
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html