Sep 112008
According to the World Names Profiler, the surname of “Siegel” is most common in Germany, the U.S, Austria, and France. Since “Siegel” has both Germanic and Semitic roots, I’m not surprised that Germany comes out on top. And I can’t tell if the website considers variants like “Chagall”, which might explain why France came in relatively high on the list. Siegels can even be found in New Zealand. Oh, and Argentina, although I’m guessing that they’re descended from, ahem, German parentage.
Okay, trivia time is over. Time to take care of some administrative tasks before it gets too late.
