Show ContentsSeybold History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Seybold family

The surname Seybold was first found in Bavaria, where the name was anciently associated with the tribal conflicts of the area. They declared allegiances to many nobles and princes of early history, lending their influence in struggles for power and status within the region. They branched into many houses, and their contributions were sought by many leaders in their search for power.

Early History of the Seybold family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Seybold research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1625 and 1661 are included under the topic Early Seybold History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Seybold Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Seybold, Seyboldt, Seybolt, Sebolt, Sebold, Seboldt and many more.

Early Notables of the Seybold family

Prominent among members of the name Seybold in this period include

  • the Seybold family of Bavaria


United States Seybold migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Seybold Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Anna Seybold, who settled in America in 1712
  • Matthias Seybold, who arrived in Georgia in 1736 1
  • Joh Seybold, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1754 1
Seybold Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Carl Fried Seybold, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1806 1
  • Julius Seybold, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1832 1
  • Barbara Seybold, who settled in North America in 1850
  • John H Seybold, who arrived in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1851 1
  • Charles Seybold, who arrived in New Orleans sometime between 1863 and 1868
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Seybold (post 1700) +

  • Wayne Seybold (b. 1963), American pair skater with his sister Natalie and politician, Mayor of Marion, Indiana (2004-2015)
  • Ralph Orlando "Socks" Seybold (1870-1921), American Major League Baseball outfielder who played in nine seasons with the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Athletics
  • Natalie Kimberly "Kim" Seybold (b. 1965), American former pair skater who won five senior international medals, became a two-time U.S. national silver medalist, and competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics
  • John W. Seybold (1916-2004), American pioneer of computer typesetting
  • Major General John States Seybold (1897-1984), American military officer and diplomat, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1952 to 1956
  • Wayne Seybold, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 2008 2

Empress of Ireland
  • Mr. Edward Seybold (1850-1914), Canadian First Class Passenger from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada who survived the sinking on the Empress of Ireland 3
  • Mrs. Susanna Seybold (1850-1914), née Bricker Canadian First Class Passenger from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 3


  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 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html


Houseofnames.com on Facebook