Segal, and its variants including Sagal, Segel, Sigal or

Siegel Siegel (also Segal, Segali or Segel), is a Germans, German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Alternate spellings include Sigel, Sigl, Siegl, and others. It can be traced to 11th century Bavaria and was used by people who made wax seals for or sealed ...

, is a family name which is primarily

Ashkenazi Jewish Ashkenazi Jews ( ; also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim) form a distinct subgroup of the Jewish diaspora, that Ethnogenesis, emerged in the Holy Roman Empire around the end of the first millennium Common era, CE. They traditionally spe ...

. The name is said to be derived from

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

''segan leviyyah'' (assistant to the

Levites Levites ( ; ) or Levi are Jewish males who claim patrilineal descent from the Tribe of Levi. The Tribe of Levi descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The surname ''Halevi'', which consists of the Hebrew definite article "" ''Ha-' ...

) although a minority of sources claim that "Segal" is instead a Hebrew abbreviation for ''segan le-kehunah'' (assistant to the Cohen – assistant to the priest).Sidney Steiman, ''Custom And Survival, A Study Of The Life Of Rabbi Jacob Molin, the Maharil'', 1963, p.4

People

Notable people with the surname include: * Abe Segal (1930–2016), South African tennis player * Alan F. Segal (1945–2011), American Professor of Jewish Studies * Allan Segal (1941–2012), British documentary filmmaker * Alvin Segal (1933–2022), American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist * Amit Segal (born 1982), Israeli journalist * Anna Segal (born 1986), Australian Olympic freestyle skier and 2-time world champion * Anthony Segal (born 1944), British physician/scientist * Brandon Segal (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player * Charles Segal (1936–2002), American historian and classicist *D. Segal, pen name of

Isaac Bashevis Singer Isaac Bashevis Singer (; 1903 – July 24, 1991) was a Poland, Polish-born Jews, Jewish novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, essayist, and translator in the United States. Some of his works were adapted for the theater. He wrote and publish ...

* Dan Segal (born 1947), British mathematician *

David HaLevi Segal David ha-Levi Segal (c. 1586 – 20 February 1667), also known as the Turei Zahav (abbreviated Taz []) after the title of his significant ''halakha, halakhic'' commentary on the ''Shulchan Aruch'', was one of the greatest Jews of Poland, Polish ...

(1586–1667), Polish rabbi and Halakha, Halakhist * David Segal (politician), Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives and candidate for Rhode Island's 1st congressional district * Erich Segal (1937–2010), American author, screenwriter, and educator * Ester H. Segal, Israeli nanotechnologist and educator * Francesca Segal (born 1980), British author and journalist * Gabriel Segal (philosopher) (born 1959), British professor, philosopher and author *

George Segal (artist) George Segal (November 26, 1924 – June 9, 2000) was an American painter and sculptor associated with the pop art movement. He was presented with the United States National Medal of Arts in 1999. Works Although Segal started his art car ...

(1924–2000), American sculptor and painter *

George Segal George Segal Jr. (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American actor. He became popular in the 1960s and 1970s for playing both dramatic and comedic roles. After first rising to prominence with roles in acclaimed films such as '' Ship o ...

(1934–2021), American actor * Gloria Segal (1928–1993), American politician * Graeme Segal (born 1941), Australian mathematician * Hugh Segal (1950–2023), Canadian Senator and co-chair of the Conservative Party of Canada campaign in the 2006 Federal Election *

Irving Segal Irving Ezra Segal (1918–1998) was an American mathematician known for work on theoretical quantum mechanics. He shares credit for what is often referred to as the Segal–Shale–Weil representation. Early in his career Segal became known for h ...

(1918–1998), American mathematician *

Jack Segal Jack Segal (October 19, 1918 – February 10, 2005) was an American pianist and composer of popular American songs, known for writing the lyrics to '' Scarlet Ribbons''. His composition '' May I Come In?'' was the title track for a Blossom Dea ...

(1918–2005), American composer * Jakob Segal (1911–1995), biology professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin * Jason Segal (born 1980), American actor * Jeffrey Segal (1920–2015), British actor * Jérôme Segal (born 1970), French-Austrian essayist, historian, and journalist * Joel Segal, American sports agent * Jonathan Segal (actor), (1953–1999), American television actor * Judah Segal (1912–2003), British professor of Semitics * Kate Segal (born 1975), Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 62nd district *

Katey Sagal Catherine Louise Sagal (born January 19, 1954) is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Peggy Bundy on '' Married... with Children'' (1987–1997), Leela on '' Futurama'' (1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2023–present), Cate He ...

(born 1953), American actress and singer-songwriter * Lore Segal (1928–2024), Austrian-American novelist and Pulitzer Prize finalist * Marilyn Segal, American psychologist * Mike Segal, (1922-1982) American politician * Michael Segal (born 1972), Israeli scholar of computer science * Moshe Zvi Segal (1875–1968), Israeli rabbi * Nachum Segal, Jewish American DJ * Nancy L. Segal (born 1951), American evolutionary psychologist and behavioral geneticist * Ned Segal (born ), American business executive * Peter Sagal (born 1965), American radio host *

Peter Segal Peter Segal (born 1962) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Segal has directed the comedic films '' Naked Gun : The Final Insult'' (1994), '' Tommy Boy'' (1995), '' My Fellow Americans'' (1996), '' The Nutty Profess ...

(born 1962), American film director * Philip Segal (born 1958), English-born television producer * Richard D. Segal, American businessman and art collector *

Ronald Segal Ronald Michael Segal (14 July 1932 – 23 February 2008) was a South African activist, writer and editor, founder of the anti-apartheid magazine '' Africa South'' and the Penguin African Library. Life Ronald Segal was born on 14 July 1932, int ...

(1932–2008), South African writer and activist * Samuel Segal (1902–1985), British doctor and politician *

Sandra Segal Ikuta Sandra Segal Ikuta (born June 24, 1954) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Biography Ikuta was born and raised in Los Angeles. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree at the Universit ...

, United States circuit judge *Sara Segal, later Sophia Karp (1861–1904), the first professional Yiddish theatre actress * Sharmin Segal (born 1995), Indian actress in Hindi films * Steve Segal, American animator *

Steven Seagal Steven Frederic Seagal ( ; born April 10, 1952) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician. A 7th-Dan (rank), dan Black belt (martial arts), black belt in aikido, he began his adult life as a martial arts instru ...

(born 1952), American actor, producer, screenwriter, martial artist, and musician * Stephen H. Segal, American science fiction writer and editor * Sydney Segal, American female contestant on reality show '' Survivor 41#'' * Tobias Segal, American actor * Yehiel Segal, (1924 –1996), Israeli painter * Yuval Segal (born 1971), Israeli actor and comedian * Walter Segal (1907–1985), German-born Romanian architect working in England, who developed a system of self-build housing * Zindel Segal (born 1956), Ukrainian-Canadian cognitive psychologist, one of the founders of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy

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