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 in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seabrook? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seabrook is the 58,549th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 844,150 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Seabrook live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,060,447th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 82 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,499 people, or 1 in 103,589. In The United States Seabrook is mostly concentrated in: South Carolina, where 23 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Seabrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seabrook has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Seabrook surname rose 407 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Seabrook Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Seabrook last name is principally Catholic (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Seabrook surname are 9.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.48% being registered to vote for the political 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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