(bron: wikipedia)Segal, and its variants including Sagal, Segel, Sigal or Siegel, is a family name which is primarily Ashkenazi Jewish.
The name is said to be derived from Hebrew segan leviyyah (assistant to the Levites) 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).
Notable people with the surname include:
Category:Surnames of Jewish origin
Category:Levite surnames
Category:Yiddish-language surnames
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