Seeger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Seeger family
The surname Seeger was first found in the province of Wuerttemburg, where the name Seeger was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the Feudal System that became prominent throughout Europe. The name would later emerge as a noble family with great influence, having many distinguished branches in Austria and Bavaria, and become noted for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs.
Early History of the Seeger family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Seeger research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1740 and 1767 are included under the topic Early Seeger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Seeger Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Seeger, Seagar, Seager, Seagerr, Seagr, Seegers, Seger, Sagar, Saigar, Segger, Sieger, Siegert, Seggert and many more.
Early Notables of the Seeger family
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Seeger Ranking
In the United States, the name Seeger is the 7,244th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1
Seeger migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Seeger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Johann Nicolas Seeger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
- Johann Georg Seeger, who landed in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1743 2
- Wilhelm Friederich Seeger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1771 2
- Johann Seeger, who arrived in America in 1779 2
Seeger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Gabriel Seeger, who landed in Ohio in 1816 2
- Jean Pierre Seeger, who arrived in America in 1832 2
- Joh Gerh Seeger, aged 32, who landed in America in 1833 2
- Hedenke Seeger, aged 8, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 2
- Jacob Seeger, aged 18, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 2
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Seeger migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Seeger Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Ulrich Seeger, who settled in Nova Scotia between 1749 and 1752
- Ulrich Seeger, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1749-1752
Contemporary Notables of the name Seeger (post 1700) +
- Raymond John Seeger (1906-1992), American physicist
- Toshi Aline Seeger (1922-2013), American filmmaker, producer, and environmental activist, wife of Pete Seeger
- Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953), born Ruth Porter Crawford, American modernist composer and folk music specialist
- Alan Seeger (1888-1916), American poet who fought and died in World War I during the Battle of the Somme, uncle of Pete Seeger
- Mike Seeger (1933-2009), American folk musician and folklorist, half-brother of Pete Seeger
- Charles Seeger (1886-1979), American musicologist, composer, and teacher
- Harold "Hal" Seeger (1917-2005), American animated cartoon producer and director (Hal Seeger Productions)
- Al Seeger (b. 1980), American boxer nicknamed "The Quiet Storm"
- John Seeger (b. 1914), American scholastic administrator, who also owned and operated Camp Killooleet in Hancock, VT
- Peter "Pete" Seeger (1919-2014), one of America's best-loved folksingers and an devoted environmentalist, co-author of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" and "If I Had a Hammer"
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Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)