Seidel (family name)
Seidel is a German family name . It ranks 79th in the list of the most common family names in Germany .
Origin and meaning
Seidel is a typical Silesian family name and originated after the Germanic settlement around 1250. It comes from the Central German "sedelen, sideln" and means "to settle down".
Two alternative explanations of the origin of the name:
1. From the old Germanic first name Siegfried , from the short or diminutive form of Siegfried: Seidel = little Siegfried.
2. As a nickname: The Seidel was a measure of volume for liquids and a measure of grain. The amount was different depending on the region.
Name bearer
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- Seidel (gardener family) , Saxon gardening dynasty
A.
- Adolf Seidel (1799–1880), German bookseller and printer
- Achim Seidel , German film editor
- Alex Seidel (1909–1989), German engineer and entrepreneur
- Alexander Seidel (* 1976), German conductor, countertenor and organist, living in Switzerland
- Alfred Seidel (1895–1924), German sociologist and social philosopher
- Amalie Seidel (1876–1952), Austrian social democratic politician and women's rights activist
- Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern (* 1956), German process engineer
- Anna Seidel (* 1998), German short tracker
- Annemarie Seidel (1894–1959), German actress
- Anton Seidel (1855–1925), Austrian politician (DnP), member of the National Council
- Arne Seidel (* 1968), German writer, known as Ahne (writer)
- Arthur Seidel (1883–1964), Bremen Member of Parliament (SPD)
- August Seidel (painter) (1820–1904), German painter
- August Seidel (linguist) (1863-1916), German linguist
B.
- Benjamin Seidel (* 1991), German actor and voice actor
- Bernd Seidel (politician) (* 1949), German politician (SED)
- Bernd Seidel (director) (* 1953), German director
- Bernhard Seidel (chemist) (1929–2017), German chemist
- Bernhard Seidel (* 1959), Austrian ecologist, medical entomologist, environmental activist, singer-songwriter and visual artist
- Brigitte Borell-Seidel , German Classical Archaeologist
- Bruno Seidel (~ 1530–1591), German physician, proverb collector and neo-Latin poet
- Bruno Seidel (political scientist) (1909–1970), German political scientist
C.
- Carda Seidel (* 1964), German politician
- Carl Seidel (1787–1844), German writer, philosopher and poet
- Carlos Collado Seidel (* 1966), German-Spanish historian
- Christian Seidel (musician) (also Christian Seidl ; 1832–1861), German conductor, pianist and composer
- Christian Seidel (producer) (* 1959), German film producer and author
- Christian Seidel (actor) (* 1976), Romanian actor
- Christian Seidel (Philosopher) ( Christian Seidel-Saul ; * 1982), German philosopher and university professor
- Christian Timotheus Seidel (1731–1811), German architect and construction clerk
- Christiane Seidel (* 1988), Danish-German actress
- Christina Seidel (* 1952), German author
- Christoph Matthäus Seidel (1688–1723), German Protestant theologian
- Christoph Timotheus Seidel (1703–1758), German Protestant theologian and university professor
D.
- David Seidel (* 1976), Austrian bassoonist
- Dietrich Seidel (* 1938), German chemist (clinical chemistry)
- Doreen Seidel (* 1985), German model and Playboy Playmate
E.
- EL Seidel (late 19th century), editor and author of educational works
- Eberhard Seidel (* 1955), German sociologist and journalist
- Edward Seidel (* 1957), American astrophysicist
- Egbert Seidel (* 1958), German physician
- Elke Seidel (* 1948), German politician (SPD, B'90 / Greens)
- Emil Seidel (politician) (1864–1947), American politician ( Socialist Party of America ), 1910–1912 Mayor of Milwaukee
- Emil Seidel (music teacher) (1910–2001), Austrian music teacher and folk song editor
- Erasmus Seidel (1594–1655), German lawyer
- Erich Seidel (1882–1948), German ophthalmologist
- Erik Seidel (poker player) (born 1959), American poker player
- Erik Seidel (sculptor) (* 1966), German sculptor
- Ernst Seidel (1920–2015), German lawyer and entrepreneur
- Eugen Seidel (local history researcher) (1862–1930), German teacher, local history researcher and museum co-founder
- Eugen Seidel (linguist) (1906–1981), German linguist
F.
- Florian Seidel (* 1966), German writer
- Franz Seidel (1818–1903), German painter
- Franz Wilhelm Schweigger-Seidel (1795–1838), German physician and chemist
- Freimut Seidel (* 1934), former German diplomat
- Friedhart Seidel (* 1951), oldest active ski jumper in Saxony, trainer
- Friedrich von Seidel (1554–1599), German mayor
- Friedrich Seidel (publisher) (1863–1943), German publisher
- Friedrich Seidel (biologist) (1897–1992), German zoologist and developmental biologist
- Friedrich Ludwig Seidel (1765–1831), German composer and musician
- Fritz Seidel (1884–1942), German politician (1914 SPD, since 1919 KPD); died of the consequences of concentration camp imprisonment
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- Georg Seidel (1945–1990), German playwright
- Gerd Seidel (* 1943), German law scholar and university professor
- Günter Seidel (* 1935), German economist and university professor
- Guenter Seidel (* 1960), American dressage rider
H
- Hanna Seidel (photographer) (1925–2005), German teacher and photographer
- Hanna Seidel (director) , German director and screenwriter
- Hanns Seidel (1901–1961), German politician (CSU)
- Hans Seidel (politician) (1880–1959), German politician (SPD, USPD)
- Hans Seidel (1914–1933), German worker sportsman, victim on Eisleber's Bloody Sunday
- Hans Seidel (economist) (1922–2015), Austrian economist and economic historian
- Hans Seidel (theologian) (1929–2015), German Protestant theologian and Old Testament scholar
- Hans-Georg von Seidel (1891–1955), German Air Force General
- Hans-Peter Seidel (* 1958), German computer scientist
- Harald Seidel (* 1945), German politician (SPD)
- Harry Seidel (* 1938), German cyclist and escape helper
- Heide Seidel (* 1943), German politician (SPD)
- Heiko Seidel (* 1966), German cabaret artist and actor
- Heinrich Seidel (1842–1906), German engineer and writer
- Heinrich Alexander Seidel (1811–1861), German pastor and writer
- Heinrich Wolfgang Seidel (1876–1945), German pastor and writer
- Helmut Seidel (1929–2007), German philosopher
- Hermann Seidel (gardener) ( Traugott Jacob Hermann Seidel ; 1833–1896), German gardener
- Hermann Seidel (medic) (1855–1895), German medic
- Hermann Seidel (entrepreneur) (1922–1996), German entrepreneur and company founder
- Hinrich Seidel (1931–2020), President of the University of Hanover
I.
- Ilse Seidel (1905–1997), wife of the Bavarian politician Hanns Seidel
- Ina Seidel (1885–1974), German writer
J
- J. Jürgen Seidel (1945–2019), Swiss Reformed theologian and church historian
- Jakob Seidel (1546–1615), German physician and university professor
- Janet Seidel (1955–2017), Australian jazz singer and pianist
- Joachim Seidel (* 1960), German author and journalist
- Jochen Seidel (1924–1971), German painter and graphic artist
- Johan Jacob Seidel (1919–2001), Dutch mathematician
- Johann Seidel (lawyer) (1549–1604), German lawyer and politician
- Johann Christian Seidel (1699–1773), German theologian and astronomer
- Johann Esaias von Seidel (1758–1827), German printer, publisher and publicist
- Johann Heinrich Seidel (1744–1815), German gardener and plant breeder
- Johann Julius Seidel (1810–1856), German organist
- Johann Max Seidel (1795-1853), German actor
- Johannes Seidel (1917–1988), German politician (SPD), member of the Berlin House of Representatives
- Johannes Georg Seidel (1927–2017), German dam construction engineer
- Jörg Seidel (* 1967), German jazz musician
- Josef Seidel (1859–1935), German-Bohemian photographer
- Juliane Seidel (* 1983), German graphic designer and writer
- Jürgen Seidel (* 1948), German politician (CDU)
- Jürgen Seidel (author) (* 1948), German author
- Jutta Seidel (civil rights activist) , (* 1950), German civil rights activist, co-founder of the New Forum
- Jutta Regine Seidel (1931–2017), German historian
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- Karin Seidel-Kalmutzki (* 1960), German politician (SPD)
- Karl Seidel (physician) (* 1930), German doctor and party official (SED)
- Karl Seidel (diplomat) (* 1930), German diplomat
- Karl Alexander Seidel (* 1995), German actor
- Karl August Gottlieb Seidel (1754–1822), German writer
- Käthe Seidel (1907–1990), German teacher, limnologist, proponent of the bulrush
- Katrin Seidel (* 1967), German politician (Die Linke), MdA
- Klaus Seidel (* 1933), German soccer player
- Kurt Seidel (historian) (1921–2001), German historian
- Kurt Seidel (racing driver) , German motorcycle racer
- Kurt Otto Seidel (* 1941), German Germanist and university lecturer
- Kurt-Werner Seidel (1930–1988), German firefighter
L.
- Lasse Seidel (* 1993), German handball player
- Leo Seidel (* 1977), German photographer and photo designer
- Leon Seidel (* 1996), German actor
- Ludwig Seidel (1821–1896), German mathematician, optician and astronomer, see Philipp Ludwig von Seidel
- Ludwig Seidel (publisher) (1835–1900), Austrian bookseller and publisher
- Ludwig von Seidel (civil servant) (1869–1948), German lawyer and judicial officer
- Ludwig Wilhelm Seidel (1802–1894), Austrian bookseller and publisher
M.
- Manfred Seidel (* 1928), German officer in the special assignment of the Ministry for State Security of the GDR
- Mario Seidel (* 1995), German soccer player
- Marion Großklaus-Seidel (* 1957), German pastor, pedagogue, university professor and university president
- Markus Seidel (* 1969), German writer
- Martin Seidel (1898–1945), German politician (NSDAP), Member of the Reichstag and SA leader
- Martin Seidel (lawyer) (1932-2018), German lawyer
- Martin Friedrich Seidel (1621–1693), Brandenburg historian
- Max Seidel (photojournalist) (1904–1993), German photojournalist and photographer
- Max Seidel (politician) (1906–1983), German politician (SPD)
- Max Seidel (wood carver) (1907–1994), German wood carver
- Max Seidel (art historian) (* 1940), Swiss art historian
- Max Johann Seidel (1790–1855), Austrian tenor buffo, actor, director and librettist
- Maximilian Seidel (* 1989), German actor
- Mika Seidel (* 2002), German actor
- Moritz Seidel (1853–1926), German administrative lawyer
- Moritz Seidel (Medical Councilor) (1836–1912), Privy Medical Councilor
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- Nickel Seidel , Dresden councilor and mayor
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- Oliver Seidel (* 1987), German pianist and composer
- Otto Seidel (1908–1967), German doctor
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- Paul Seidel (art historian) (1858–1929), German art historian and museologist
- Paul Seidel (chemist) (1867–1951), German chemist
- Paul Seidel (physicist) (* 1952), German physicist and university professor
- Paul Seidel (mathematician) (* 1970), Italian-Swiss mathematician
- Peggy Seidel , German figure skater
- Peter Seidel (* 1951), German photographer
- Philipp Seidel (1755–1820), German servant of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, see Goethe's servant #Philipp Seidel (1775–1788)
- Philipp Ludwig von Seidel (1821–1896), German mathematician, optician and astronomer
R.
- Richard Seidel (politician) (1872–1947), Austrian politician (SdP), member of the National Council
- Richard Seidel (trade unionist) (1882–1951), German trade unionist and editor
- Richard Seidel (producer) , American music producer
- Robert Seidel (pedagogue) (1850–1933), German pedagogue and publicist
- Robert Seidel (boxer) (1918–1982), Swiss boxer
- Robert Seidel (philologist) (* 1962), German philologist
- Roby Seidel (1942–2014), Swiss saxophonist, arranger and composer
- Rolf Seidel (* 1953), German politician (CDU), member of the state parliament in Saxony
- Rosemarie Seidel (1940–1998), German table tennis player
- Rudolf Seidel (politician, 1862) (1862–1937), German manager and politician (DVP), MdL Prussia
- Rudolf Seidel (politician, 1921) (* 1921), German politician (FDP, CDU)
S.
- Sabine Seidel (* 1956), German soccer player and soccer coach
- Sebastian Seidel (soccer player) († 1914), German soccer player
- Sebastian Seidel (* 1971), German playwright, director and theater director
- Siegfried Seidel-Dittmarsch (1887–1934), German politician (NSDAP)
- Siegrun Seidel (* 1958), German politician (CDU), MdL
- Signe Seidel (* 1940), Austrian actress
- Silvana Seidel Menchi (* 1938), Italian historian
- Silvia Seidel (1969–2012), German actress
- Slava Seidel (* 1974), German artist
- Sören Seidel (* 1972), German soccer player
- Stan Seidel (1951-2000), American screenwriter
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- Theodor Seidel (* 1931), German lawyer and judge
- Thomas A. Seidel (* 1958), Protestant theologian
- Tim Seidel (* 1982), German actor
- Tina Seidel (* 1974), German psychologist and educational researcher
- Tülay Sözbir-Seidel (* 1972), German-Turkish graphic designer and illustrator
U
- Ulrich Seidel (* 1954), German politician (CDU)
- Uwe Seidel (1937–2007), German Protestant theologian and author
- Uwe Diederichs-Seidel (* 1966), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
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- Walter Seidel (Manager) (1876–1944), German bank manager
- Walter Seidel (theologian) (1926-2010), German theologian
- Walter Seidel (painter) (* 1950), German painter
- Walter Müller-Seidel (1918–2010), German Germanist and university professor
- Werner Seidel (1938–2014), German microbiologist, virologist and university professor
- Wilfried Seidel (politician) (* 1939), German politician (SED), Lord Mayor of Potsdam
- Wilfried Seidel (mathematician) (* 1950), German mathematician and university professor
- Wilhelm Seidel (* 1935), German musicologist and university professor
- Willi Seidel (1885–1976), German civil servant and politician
- Willy Seidel (1887–1934), German writer
- Wladimir Seidel (1906–1981), American mathematician
- Wolfgang Seidel (theologian) (also Wolfgang Seidl ; 1491 / 1492–1562), German theologian
- Wolfgang Seidel (racing driver) (1926–1987), German automobile racing driver
- Wolfgang Seidel (medic) (* 1931), German medic
- Wolfgang Seidel (engraver) (* 1946), Austrian engraver
- Wolfgang Seidel (musician) (* 1949), German musician
- Wolfgang Seidel (author) (* 1953), German author
- Wolfgang Seidel (psychologist) (* 1963), German psychologist
- Wolfram Seidel (* 1967), German chemist and university professor
Individual evidence
- ^ Chronicle of the Seidel family. November 5, 2009, accessed September 14, 2016 .