Siegel 4479540 221932258 2008-06-26T19:17:09Z Drbreznjev 147354 WikiProject Interlanguage Links '''Siegel''', a [[surname]], is associated with two ethnic groups. As a [[Jewish]] surname Siegel (סג"ל) it could be an [[acronym]] of Segan Levi (סגן לוי), meaning "Assistant Levite". It signifies membership in the Hebrew Tribe of [[Levi]] (assistants to the Hebrew Priests in Biblical Times) as a Levi of the second rank. It is common among [[Ashkenazi]] Jews who are Levites. Alternate Spellings include Segal, Siegal, Segel, Chagall and others. As a [[Germans|German]] surname it can be traced to 12th century [[Bavaria]] and was used by people who made wax seals for or sealed official documents (a siegelbeamter). Alternate spellings include Sigel, Sigl, Siegl, and others. It may come from the Anglo-Saxon word '''sigel''', meaning sun. ==See also== *[[Segal]] *[[Sigel]] *[[Siegel, Iowa]], a [[ghost town]] ==External links== * [http://www.segal.org/name/index.html Origins of the name from segal.org] * [http://www.segal.org/docs/frequency/index.html Frequency of the name Siegel from segal.org] [[Category:Jewish surnames]] [[Category:German surnames]] [[de:Siegel (Begriffsklärung)]]