Seaforth Surname
Approximately 567 people bear this surname
Seaforth Surname Definition:
Local. The name of a projection of the sea on the east coast of Lewis, on the Long Island, Scotland—"the forth or frith of the sea."
Seaforth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 177 | 1:2,047,791 | 130,814 |
| Guyana | 143 | 1:5,330 | 937 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 44 | 1:30,999 | 3,171 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Grenada | 9 | 1:12,059 | 865 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Seaforth (14) may also be a first name.
Seaforth Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local. The name of a projection of the sea on the east coast of Lewis, on the Long Island, Scotland—"the forth or frith of the sea."
Seaforth Demographics
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Seaforth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seaforth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Seaforth is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Seaforth? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 559,940th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. The last name Seaforth is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Seaforth reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Seaforth is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name at a global level, held by 14 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 2,047,791. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 25 percent are found, Maryland, where 18 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 25 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.
Seaforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Seaforth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seaforth last name expanded 1,770 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 889 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Seaforth Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Seaforth surname are 25.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 79.17% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Seaforth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.44% less than the national average, earning $40,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $49,364 CAD per year.
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