Sealey Surname
Approximately 11,214 people bear this surname
Sealey Surname Definition:
Nick 'the seely,' the simple, the innocent, the harmless; compare Simple. 'Seely = simple, silly' (Halliwell). 'This sely carpenter beginneth quake.'
Chancer, C. T. 3601.
William Sely, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Egidius Sely, Norfolk ibid.
Read More About This SurnameSealey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,736 | 1:76,533 | 8,761 |
| England | 2,443 | 1:22,807 | 3,185 |
| Australia | 1,189 | 1:22,705 | 3,136 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 763 | 1:1,788 | 302 |
| Guyana | 510 | 1:1,495 | 261 |
| Canada | 389 | 1:94,719 | 10,322 |
| Panama | 259 | 1:15,105 | 1,138 |
| Wales | 151 | 1:20,494 | 2,174 |
| Barbados | 141 | 1:2,039 | 377 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 102 | 1:1,082 | 166 |
| Jamaica | 101 | 1:28,415 | 2,158 |
| New Zealand | 91 | 1:49,762 | 8,043 |
| Grenada | 43 | 1:2,524 | 413 |
| Belize | 33 | 1:10,772 | 1,358 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20 | 1:5,633 | 640 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 1:6,611 | 774 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 957 | 1:25,471 | 3,505 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 432 | 1:116,247 | 11,445 |
Sealey (74) may also be a first name.
Sealey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nick 'the seely,' the simple, the innocent, the harmless; compare Simple. 'Seely = simple, silly' (Halliwell). 'This sely carpenter beginneth quake.'
Chancer, C. T. 3601.
William Sely, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Egidius Sely, Norfolk ibid.
John Sely, Gloucestershire, ibid.
Thomas Sely, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
(a) Bapt 'the son of Cecil,' from the nick. Sill and pet Sillie; compare Willie, Charlie, &c. (v. Silcock). There can scarcely be the shadow of a doubt as to this being a chief parent of the surname.
Sely atte Bergh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Sely Percy, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Sely Scury, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
William Sely, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1618-0. John Symonds and Anne Seley: Marriage Lic. (London).
1621-2. William Stanmore and Margaret Seely: ibid.
1760. Baptised — William Jeffrey, son of Jeffrey Sealy: St. Peter, Cornhill.
= Seeley, q.v.
“Happy, Blessed” in Old English (Saelig). Compare “Salig” in Afrikaans.
(English) The happy or prosperous person; the good, simple man.
Robert de Silly or Silleio, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). He held lands in Normandy from Philip Augustus. William de S. was living at the same time.
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Sealey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sealey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sealey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sealey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 46,237th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 649,861 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Sealey live; 46 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sealey is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 74 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,736 people, or 1 in 76,533. In The United States it is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 16 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Sealey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sealey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sealey surname increased 1,096 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 255 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 629 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sealey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sealey last name is primarily Anglican (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sealey last name are 1.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.76% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sealey earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.36% less than the national average, earning R 158,364 per year; in United States they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $40,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.54% less than the national average, earning $47,429 CAD per year.
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