How common is the surname Seiler?

8,170 people in the United States had the surname Seiler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,790 Americans. It ranked 4,344th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Seiler?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Seiler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Seiler?

Lewis Seiler, American film director (1890–1964).

Where is the surname Seiler most common?

Wikidata records people named Seiler in the United States.

Is the surname Seiler getting more or less common?

More common. 7,794 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,170 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Seiler

A surname, carried by 8,170 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Seiler is more common than 97.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,170 people named Seiler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,790 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,794.

#4,344

rank among US surnames

8,170

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,214)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,335	Leiva	8,193	37,684
#4,336	Wegner	8,192	37,689
#4,337	Guyton	8,191	37,693
#4,338	Atchison	8,185	37,721
#4,339	McCaffrey	8,181	37,739
#4,340	Dupuis	8,179	37,749
#4,341	Valenti	8,174	37,772

Who is named Seiler

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

95% of people named Seiler identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Seilers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lewis Seiler
American film director (1890–1964)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Seiler

Seiler has the Soundex code S460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S460.

Questions

How common is the surname Seiler?: 8,170 people in the United States had the surname Seiler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,790 Americans. It ranked 4,344th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Seiler?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Seiler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Seiler?: Lewis Seiler, American film director (1890–1964).
Where is the surname Seiler most common?: Wikidata records people named Seiler in the United States.
Is the surname Seiler getting more or less common?: More common. 7,794 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,170 in 2010, up 4.8%.