Siebold or von Siebold is a German surname. It is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Siebold, which consists of the Old High German words sigu ("Victory") and bold ("strong").

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Carl Caspar von Siebold (1736–1807), German surgeon
  • Regina von Siebold (1771–1849), German physician and obstetrician
  • Adam Elias von Siebold (1775–1828), German gynaecologist
  • Charlotte von Siebold (1788–1859), German physician
  • Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796–1866), German physician, botanist and traveller
  • Eduard Caspar Jacob von Siebold (1801–1861), German professor of gynecology
  • Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold (1804–1885), German physiologist and zoologist
  • Alexander von Siebold (1846–1911), German translator and interpreter active in Japan
  • Heinrich von Siebold (1852–1908), German diplomat and anthropologist
  • Erika von Erhardt-Siebold (1890–1964), American literary scholar
  • Klaus Siebold (1930–1995), German politician
  • Percival Siebold (1917–1983), British scouting administrator
  • Peter Siebold (born 1971), American commercial astronaut

Other uses

  • Siebold Sissingh (1899–1960), Dutch footballer
  • SieboldHuis, museum in Leiden, Netherlands
  • Siebold Memorial Museum, museum in Nagasaki, Japan
  • Siebold typhoon, 1828 typhoon that struck Japan

See also

  • Seabold
  • Sebald
  • Sebold
  • Seibold
  • Sypolt

References