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Seifer Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Siegfried. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a soap maker, from an agent derivative of German Seife, Yiddish zeyf ‘soap’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Seiler, Seiger, Seider, Reifer, Seiner, Leifer, Geiger, Seifert

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Seifer Family Origin

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Seifer Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    11%

  • Keeping House

    11%

  • Laborer

    11%

  • At Home

    6%

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In 1880, a less common occupation for the Seifer family was At Home. Farmer, Keeping House and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Seifer. The most common Seifer occupation in the USA was Farmer. 11% of Seifer's were Farmers.

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Seifer Historical Records

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Seifer Life Expectancy

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