The Siegel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 21,536 people carried this name — #1,674 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 13,700 people counted. That is down 1% from 21,725 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Siegel surname
From Middle High German sigel and Middle Low German seg(g)el, both from Latin sigillum.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Siegel» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 675 people named Siegel.
48 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 39 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
187 people named Siegel live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
155 people named Siegel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 208 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 Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 46 people named Siegel 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 Santa Fe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
60 people named Siegel is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Siegel in American newspapers,
1898–1914.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 80,665 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Siegel.
- Siebert 6,932 · U.S. census
- Siedel 182 · U.S. census
- Siefer 233 · U.S. census
- Siefert 2,016 · U.S. census
- Sieffert 299 · U.S. census
- Sieg 1,996 · U.S. census
- Siegenthaler 679 · U.S. census
- Sieger 960 · U.S. census
- Siegfried 3,688 · U.S. census
- Siegler 1,618 · U.S. census
- Siegrist 2,681 · U.S. census
- Siegwald 118 · U.S. census
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