How common is the surname Seidler?

1,602 people in the United States had the surname Seidler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,725 Americans. It ranked 17,559th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Seidler?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Seidler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Seidler?

David Seidler, British-American playwright, film, and television writer, followed by Harry Seidler.

Where is the surname Seidler most common?

Wikidata records people named Seidler in the United States, Australia and Austria.

Is the surname Seidler getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,000 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,602 in 2010, down 20%.

The surname Seidler

A surname, carried by 1,602 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S346

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Seidler is more common than 89.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,602 people named Seidler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 192,725 Americans. That is down 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,000.

#17,559

rank among US surnames

1,602

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-19.9%

change since 2000 (was #13,855)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,551	Farney	1,603	192,605
#17,559	Cambridge	1,602	192,725
#17,565	Herdman	1,601	192,845

Who is named Seidler

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

96% of people named Seidler identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Seidlers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Seidler
British-American playwright, film, and television writer, 1937–2024
Harry Seidler
Austrian-born Australian architect, 1923–2006
Alma Seidler
Actress (1899–1977)

Notable Seidlers come mostly from the United States (1), Australia (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Seidler

Seidler has the Soundex code S346, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S346.

Questions

How common is the surname Seidler?: 1,602 people in the United States had the surname Seidler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,725 Americans. It ranked 17,559th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Seidler?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Seidler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Seidler?: David Seidler, British-American playwright, film, and television writer, followed by Harry Seidler.
Where is the surname Seidler most common?: Wikidata records people named Seidler in the United States, Australia and Austria.
Is the surname Seidler getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,000 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,602 in 2010, down 20%.