Seif Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

A Seif ancestor may well appear as Seifert in earlier records. The name is generally explained as “Victory and peace (Siegfried)”.

• According to the 2010 US Census, the Seif surname had 532 bearers. It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Seif is listed among the recognised spellings of Seifert.
• Related forms: Seifer, Szeifert and Seiffert.

Seif coat of arms

Arms linked to Seifert and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Seif surname pack.