Seidel (surname)

Seidel is a surname of German origin.

Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 75.2% of all known bearers of the surname Seidel were residents of Germany (frequency 1:1,150), 13.2% of the United States (1:29,401), 3.8% of Brazil (1:58,599) and 1.2% of Poland (1:34,522).

In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,150) in the following states:
 * 1) Saxony (1:258)
 * 2) Thuringia (1:559)
 * 3) Bremen (1:668)
 * 4) Saxony-Anhalt (1:671)
 * 5) Brandenburg (1:705)
 * 6) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1:1,058)

List of people surnamed Seidel

 * Alex Seidel (1909–1989), German firearm manufacturer and businessman
 * Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern (born 1956), German process engineer
 * Anna Seidel (1938–1991), German sinologist
 * Anna Seidel (speed skater) (born 1998), German short track skater
 * Bastian Seidel (born 1975), Australian politician and medical doctor
 * Brian Seidel (1928–2019), Australian painter and teacher
 * Christian Seidel (born 1959), German author and film producer
 * Christiane Seidel (born 1988), American-born German-Danish actress
 * Doreen Seidel (born 1985), German model and racing driver
 * Ed Seidel (born 1957), American computer scientist and physicist
 * Edmund Seidel (1878–?), socialist New York state senator
 * Ella Seidel (born 2005), German tennis player
 * Emil Seidel (1864–1947), Socialist Mayor of Milwaukee
 * Erich Seidel, German slalom canoeist
 * Erik Seidel (born 1959), American poker player
 * Franz Schweigger-Seidel (1834–1871), German physiologist
 * Frederick Seidel (born 1936), American poet
 * Fynn Seidel (born 2004), German footballer
 * Guenter Seidel (born 1960), American equestrian
 * Hanns Seidel (1901–1961), German politician
 * Heinrich Seidel (1842–1906), German engineer and writer
 * Heinz Seidel (born 1931), German cross-country skier
 * Hillel Seidel (1920–1999), Israeli politician
 * Ina Seidel (1885–1974), German poet and author
 * Jan Seidel (born 1984), German football referee
 * Janet Seidel (1955–2017), Australian jazz singer
 * Jed Seidel, American television producer and screenwriter
 * Jen Seidel (born 1968), American professional body painter
 * Kathleen Seidel, American autism blogger
 * Lavon Seidel-Volsky (born 1965), Belarusian musician
 * Leon Seidel (born 1996), German actor
 * Lindsay Seidel, American voice actress
 * Mike Seidel (born 1957), American meteorologist
 * Molly Seidel (born 1994), American long-distance runner
 * Paul Seidel (born 1970), Swiss-Italian mathematician
 * Paul Seidel (cyclist) (1913–1940), German racing cyclist
 * Philipp Ludwig von Seidel (1821–1896), German mathematician, optician and astronomer
 * Raimund Seidel, German and Austrian computer scientist
 * Silvia Seidel (1969–2012), German actress
 * Slava Seidel (born 1974), German artist
 * Sören Seidel (born 1972), German football manager
 * Sven Seidel (born 1973/74), former CEO of Lidl
 * Toscha Seidel (1899–1962), Russian musician
 * Wolfgang Seidel (1926–1987), German racing driver