Find out how popular the last name Seiberling is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Seiberling.

Seiberling, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Seiberling surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Seiberling in America

Seiberling is the 70403rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Seiberling surname appeared 278 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Seiberling.

We can also compare 2010 data for Seiberling to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Seiberling

The surname Seiberling is of German origin and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the German word "Seiber," which means "sieve" or "sieve maker." This suggests that the name was likely originally an occupational surname for someone who made or worked with sieves.

The earliest known records of the Seiberling name can be found in various regions of Germany, including Bavaria and Saxony. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is in the town of Seibersdorf, near Dresden, where a family with the name Seiberling was documented in the late 16th century.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Seiberling family began to spread to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas. One notable Seiberling was Johann Georg Seiberling (1720-1783), a German immigrant who settled in Pennsylvania in the mid-18th century and became a successful farmer and landowner.

Another prominent figure with the Seiberling surname was Frank A. Seiberling (1859-1955), an American industrialist and co-founder of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. He played a crucial role in the development of the modern tire industry and helped establish Akron, Ohio as a center for rubber manufacturing.

In the 19th century, the Seiberling name also appeared in various historical records and documents across Europe and the United States. For instance, there are records of a Seiberling family living in the town of Klettgau, in the Black Forest region of Germany, during the early 1800s.

Other notable individuals with the Seiberling surname include Carl Seiberling (1888-1942), an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, and John F. Seiberling (1918-2008), an American politician and environmentalist who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and was instrumental in the creation of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

While the Seiberling name has its roots in Germany and can be traced back several centuries, it has since spread across various parts of the world, including the United States, where it has been associated with important figures in industries such as rubber manufacturing and politics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Seiberling

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Seiberling.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Seiberling was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Seiberling has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Seiberling was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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