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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from the Middle English male personal name Syred, Old English Sigerǣd, composed of the elements sige ‘victory’ + rǣd ‘counsel’.
  • English : from the Middle English female personal name Sigerith, Old Norse Sigríðr, a contraction of Sigfríðr, composed of the elements sige ‘victory’ + fríðr ‘lovely’.

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