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The Seiler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,170 people carried this name — #4,344 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,100 people counted. That is up 5% from 7,794 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

4,274 people named Seiler live in Switzerland.

They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

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Where they live today

Bern 891
Zurich 826
Aargau 824
Basel-Landschaft 245
Valais 227
St. Gallen 191
Lucerne 158
Solothurn 151

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,042 people named Seiler.

60 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 52 départements, most often Moselle.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 60
Moselle 232
Haut-Rhin 183
Bas-Rhin 179
Meurthe-et-Moselle 73
Paris 71
Ardennes 24
Jura 19
Vosges 18

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 432 people named Seiler live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

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Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 147
Misiones 60
Córdoba 52
Entre Ríos 38
Tucumán 37
City of Buenos Aires 35
Chaco 20
Catamarca 13

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

181 people named Seiler have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 235 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

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Where they live today

Greater Poland 77
Silesian 28
Lubusz 20
Opole 13
Masovian 10
Łódź 8
West Pomeranian 7
Warmian-Masurian 5

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Seiler in American newspapers,
1874–1963.

Newspaper page from The Kenosha Telegraph carrying the name Seiler
The Kenosha Telegraph 1874-10-22
Newspaper page from Vermont PhœNix carrying the name Seiler
Vermont PhœNix 1894-07-27
Newspaper page from Wood County Reporter carrying the name Seiler
Wood County Reporter 1900-01-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 31,592 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Seiler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Tobias Seiler
    Tobias Seiler 1681–1741 · parson
  • Georg Friedrich Seiler
    Georg Friedrich Seiler 1733–1807 · translator
  • Burkhard Wilhelm Seiler
    Burkhard Wilhelm Seiler 1779–1843 · physician
  • Handrij Zejler
    Handrij Zejler 1804–1872 · writer
  • Hermann Seiler
    Hermann Seiler 1876–1961 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 187 lives in all are documented under this name.

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