# Seidel (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/seidel/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,430 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,204 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,625 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.6% (8,376 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from German Seidel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Seidel in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Seidel in the United States.

## People named Seidel

- Molly Seidel, American long-distance runner
- Christiane Seidel, American-born German-Danish actress
- Erik Seidel, American poker player (born 1959)
- Emil Seidel, American politician (1864–1947)

## Similar surnames

Steel, Sedillo, Seidl, Steil, Sidwell, Steele, Stahl, Sotelo, Staley, Still, Stoll, Stull.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.