Seibert is a surname of

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origin. It comes from the German personal name ''Seibert'', which is derived from one of three related "battle names" which were originally spelled ''Siegfried'', ''Siegbert'', and ''Sigismund''; translating as "Victory-Peace", "Victory-Bright", and "Victory-Strength". ''Seibert'', originally spelled ''Siegbert'', means "Victory-Bright", taken from the combination of two root words ''sigi'' and ''berht''. Used as a last name it is often

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

(by adopting the German personal name as a surname) and is often a variant spelling of ''Seifert'' which is used as a Jewish acronym for ''Sefer Torah'' (Scroll or Scribe of the Torah). The Seibert/Seifert name may have something to do with the kabbalistic Sephirot, as well. The Seibert family shield depicts a background azure, two Stars of David argent in the upper corners, and a chevron argent in the base. Heraldry books describe the six-pointed stars as "emblems of God", and the chevron is a symbol for "those who served under the roof of a house". The heraldic color silver depicts "purity", "sincerity", and "the moon". The colour blue depicts "royalty", "peace", and "heavenly ascent".

List of people surnamed Seibert

Austin Seibert Austin Seibert (born November 15, 1996) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma and was selected in fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. Early years Seibert attend ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Donald Seibert Donald R. Seibert (January 31, 1922 – December 9, 2003) was an American football coach. He was the 29th head football coach at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania Carlisle is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in and the county seat of ...

(1922–2003), American college football coach *

Earl Seibert Walter Earl Seibert (December 7, 1910 – May 12, 1990) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played for 15 seasons for the Chicago Black Hawks, New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings between 1931 and 1946. He was inducted into the Hockey ...

(1910–1990), Canadian professional ice hockey player *

Florence B. Seibert Florence Barbara Seibert (October 6, 1897 – August 23, 1991) was an American biochemist. She is best known for identifying the active agent in the antigen tuberculin as a protein, and subsequently for isolating a pure form of tuberculin, purifi ...

(1897–1991), American biochemist *

Fred Seibert Frederick (Fred) Seibert (born September 15, 1951) is an American television producer, co-founder of MTV and the CEO of FredFilms, an animation production company based in Burbank, California. His official biography states he has led five (working ...

(born 1951), American television producer *

Kurt Seibert Kurt Elliot Seibert (born October 16, 1955 in Cheverly, Maryland) is a former Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is co ...

(born 1955), American baseball player *

Lloyd Seibert Lloyd Martin Seibert (May 23, 1889–October 15, 1972) was a Medal of Honor recipient who was awarded the decoration for his valor in the United States Army during World War I. Biography Seibert first enlisted in the California National Gu ...

(1889–1972), American soldier; recipient of the Medal of Honor for action in World War I *

Margo Seibert Margo Seibert is an American actress and singer. Personal life Seibert is the daughter of Debbie (née Sykes) and Willis Seibert. She has one sister. She graduated from Glenelg High School in 2002 and American University in 2005 with a degree ...

, American actress *

Mark Seibert Mark Seibert (born 1960) is an American musician, composer, and producer best known for his work on various video games from Sierra Entertainment. Biography Siebert was born in California, U.S. From 1979 to 1986, he performed guitar and vocals ...

(contemporary), American musician; composer of music for video games * Michael Seibert (born 1960), American champion figure skater *

Oliver Seibert Oliver Levi Seibert (March 18, 1881 – May 15, 1944) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Seibert was one of the first players to turn professional in 1904. Seibert is the father of Earl Seibert who played professionally in the Natio ...

(1881–1944), Canadian ice hockey player *

Pete Seibert Peter Werner Seibert (August 7, 1924 – July 15, 2002) was an American skier and the founder of Vail Ski Resort in Colorado. He was inducted into the Colorado Ski (and Snowboard) Hall of Fame in 1980. A Massachusetts native, Seibert gra ...

(1924–2002), American founder of Vail Ski Resort * Robert Seibert (contemporary), American professor of political science and political commentator * Simon Seibert (1857–1917), New York politician *

Steffen Seibert Steffen Rüdiger Seibert (born 7 June 1960 in Munich) is a German journalist who served as head of the German Federal Government's Press and Information Office and as the German government's spokesperson from 2010 to 2021. During his tenure, Seib ...

(born 1960), German journalist and press secretary of the Chancellor's office. {{surname Surnames from given names