Seabrook Surname

58,549th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Seabrook Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Seabrook (Bucks), early 17th cent. Seabrooke—the Lake-Brook [Old English sǽ, lake, sea+ bróc, brook] Early spellings are lacking; but there do not seem to be any grounds for assuming here that ‘Sea-’ is for ‘ Sheep ’ as appears to be the case with Seabridge, Staffs.

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Seabrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4991:103,58911,417
England2,4241:22,9863,210
Canada1,1871:31,0414,041
Australia1,0571:25,5403,478
South Africa1001:541,77742,852
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Wales591:52,4504,823
Guernsey371:1,742400
France241:2,767,613196,808
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4651:16,6382,430
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8591:58,4626,480

Seabrook (82) may also be a first name.

Seabrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Seabrook (Bucks), early 17th cent. Seabrooke—the Lake-Brook [Old English sǽ, lake, sea+ bróc, brook] Early spellings are lacking; but there do not seem to be any grounds for assuming here that ‘Sea-’ is for ‘ Sheep ’ as appears to be the case with Seabridge, Staffs.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

I find no locality so called. It may, possibly, be a corruption of Sebright.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Seabrook is also an Essex name, but it has been long established in Herts. Edward Sebrok was a freeholder of Hitchin in the reign of Elizabeth (Cus.). The name of Edward Seabrook figures in the list of the mayors of St. Albans as mayor for 1687, 1701, and 1729 (Cl.). homas and William Seabrooke held land of the Dean of Westminster in Wheathampstead in 1705 (Cus.). In the middle of last century there was a gentle family of Seabrook at St. Peter's (Cus.). The name is still in St. Albans and Wheathampstead.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Seabrook Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Seabrook Come From? nationality or country of origin

Seabrook (Arabic: سيبروك) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seabrook? popularity and diffusion

It is the 58,549th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 844,150 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Seabrook reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Seabrook is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 82 people.

The last name Seabrook is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 3,499 people, or 1 in 103,589. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 23 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Seabrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Seabrook has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seabrook surname increased 407 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Seabrook Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Seabrook surname are 9.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.48% being registered with the party.

The amount Seabrook earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.04% more than the national average, earning R 285,264 per year; in United States they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $41,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning $50,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Seabrook Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seabrook in the Arabic language
سيبروكsybrwk-

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