Seifer — Family Name, Records and Arms

Spelled Seifer, the surname still points back to Seifert. The family name meaning is “Victory and peace (Siegfried)”, the same as for Seifert.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Seifer, so the heraldry linked to Seifert is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Spelling and variants

Seifer is listed among the recognised spellings of Seifert. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Szeifert, Seiffert and Seiferth.

499 Americans were listed as Seifer in the 2010 census. It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country. Want more than a summary? See the Seifer family name pack.