How common is the surname Seidl?

3,118 people in the United States had the surname Seidl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,020 Americans. It ranked 10,332nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Seidl?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Seidl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Seidl?

Ulrich Seidl, Austrian film director, screenwriter and film producer, followed by Johann Gabriel Seidl.

Where is the surname Seidl most common?

Wikidata records people named Seidl in Austria, the Austrian Empire and Brazil.

Is the surname Seidl getting more or less common?

More common. 3,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,118 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Seidl

A surname, carried by 3,118 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Seidl is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,118 people named Seidl in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,020 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,081.

#10,332

rank among US surnames

3,118

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,675)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,324	Joo	3,121	98,925
#10,326	Wegener	3,120	98,957
#10,331	Magruder	3,119	98,989
#10,332	Hauer	3,118	99,020
#10,334	Cheshire	3,117	99,052
#10,337	Madson	3,116	99,084
#10,339	Leroux	3,115	99,116

Who is named Seidl

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

97% of people named Seidl identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Seidls

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ulrich Seidl
Austrian film director, screenwriter and film producer, born 1952
Johann Gabriel Seidl
Austrian archeologist, poet, storyteller and playwright (1804–1875)
Mario Seidl
Austrian Nordic combined skier, born 1992
Matthias Seidl
Austrian association football player, born 2001
Bia Seidl
Actress, born 1961
Manuel Seidl
Association football player, born 1988

Notable Seidls come mostly from Austria (4), the Austrian Empire (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Seidl

Seidl has the Soundex code S340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S340.

Questions

How common is the surname Seidl?: 3,118 people in the United States had the surname Seidl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,020 Americans. It ranked 10,332nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Seidl?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Seidl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Seidl?: Ulrich Seidl, Austrian film director, screenwriter and film producer, followed by Johann Gabriel Seidl.
Where is the surname Seidl most common?: Wikidata records people named Seidl in Austria, the Austrian Empire and Brazil.
Is the surname Seidl getting more or less common?: More common. 3,081 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,118 in 2010, up 1.2%.