Seidl History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Seidl family

The surname Seidl 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 Seidl family

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

Seidl 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 Seidl family

Notables of the time with the surname Seidl were

the descendent of Georg Christoph Seidl, Georg Christoph Gottlieb von Seidl, who was a Prussian privy councillor and chamber-director at Glogau...
His brother, Carl von Seidl, a major in the Prussian army, was known for the book he wrote on Frederick the Great...

Seidl Ranking

In the United States, the name Seidl is the 10,847^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Seidl migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Seidl Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Anton Seidl, who landed in America in 1859 2
Catha. Seidl, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States from Oberzwielan, Bavaria, in 1893

Seidl Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Emile Seidl, aged 17, who landed in America from Tbraslavice, Bohemia, in 1905
Adolf Seidl, aged 24, who settled in America from Vienna, in 1905
Anna Seidl, aged 8, who immigrated to America from Waldkirchen, Germany, in 1906
Bernard Seidl, aged 41, who settled in America from Waldkirchen, Germany, in 1906
Eduard Seidl, aged 23, who settled in America from Vinohrady, Bohemia, in 1907
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Seidl (post 1700) +

John D. Seidl, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1996 3
Otto Seidl (1941-2022), German jurist, Vice-President of the Federal Constitutional Court from 1995 to 1998
Manuel Seidl (b. 1988), Austrian professional association football player
Florian Seidl (b. 1979), Austrian vehicle designer
Ulrich Seidl (b. 1952), Austrian film director, writer and producer
Anton Seidl (1850-1898), Hungarian conductor

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