Seagrave Surname

192,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Seagrave Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Seagrave, 13th cent. Segrave = the Lake- Grove [Old English sǽ, lake, sea + gráf, grove]

Seagrave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9561:58,2826,993
United States8041:450,82038,620
Ireland1261:37,3733,030
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Canada841:438,63838,170
Scotland641:83,6536,073
France131:5,109,440259,941
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3911:62,3417,247
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

Seagrave Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Seagrave, 13th cent. Segrave = the Lake- Grove [Old English sǽ, lake, sea + gráf, grove]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

SEAGRAVE, SEGRAVE: A parish in Leicestershire. The baronial De Segraves had possession of the lordship 12. Henry II. Baronage.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Leicestershire.

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

Seagrave Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seagrave occurs most in England. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seagrave? popularity and diffusion

Seagrave is the 192,212th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,326,128 people. The surname Seagrave is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Seagrave reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 956 people, or 1 in 58,282. In England Seagrave is most prevalent in: Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent are found, Hampshire, where 10 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 7 percent are found. Excluding England this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Ireland, where 6 percent are found.

Seagrave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seagrave has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Seagrave last name increased 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 434 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seagrave Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Seagrave last name is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Seagrave surname are 15.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Seagrave earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.99% more than the national average, earning R 370,692 per year; in United States they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning $43,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.92% more than the national average, earning $59,582 CAD per year.

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