Seigel

English

Etymology

South German surname, variant of Siegel.

Proper noun

Seigel (plural Seigels)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Seigel is the 20574^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1288 individuals. Seigel is most common among White (91.54%) individuals.

Anagrams

Geisel, Giesel, Gliese, Seelig, Seigle, Siegle, lieges

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German seigel, from Old High German *seigal, from Proto-West Germanic *saigul (“club, stick”); cognate with Middle English sowel (“staff, stake”).

Noun

Seigel m

(Uri) rung of a ladder

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.

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