Seiff

Seiff is a German-language surname and toponym. It is relatively uncommon and appears in historical records in German-speaking regions. The etymology is uncertain; it may derive from a place name or from an older personal name, and it has variants such as Seiffen and Seiffert.

As a place-name element, Seiff occurs in some localities within German-speaking areas, though it does not correspond to a major municipality today. In modern use, the standalone name Seiff is rarely encountered and may be preserved in family names, historic references, or as part of longer locality names.

There are no widely recognized figures who use Seiff as a surname in isolation; individuals bearing the name appear in genealogical and regional records. Related names include Seiffen and Seiffert.