Sealy Surname

47,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Sealy 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.

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Sealy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0711:71,4778,271
Barbados1,9621:14720
England1,1931:46,7045,875
Canada6731:54,7486,504
Trinidad and Tobago5221:2,613446
Australia3191:84,6269,797
Saint Lucia2781:643111
Panama1411:27,7471,667
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Bahamas1131:3,467416
Jamaica811:35,4312,435
Ireland761:61,9604,107
Guyana591:12,9191,804
Wales361:85,9597,098
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
France201:3,321,136213,627
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Antigua and Barbuda121:8,264893
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Belize111:32,3162,112
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Cayman Islands51:12,7791,374
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland771:57,5314,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5021:48,5575,964
Scotland271:138,6386,001
Wales181:87,1343,963
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6761:74,2887,944

Sealy (199) may also be a first name.

Sealy 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Seeley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The happy or prosperous person; the good, simple man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sealy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sealy is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sealy.

How Common Is The Last Name Sealy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,371st most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 666,991 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Sealy reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sealy is also the 642,605th most frequent forename internationally, borne by 199 people.

The last name Sealy is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,071 people, or 1 in 71,477. In The United States Sealy is most frequent in: New York, where 20 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Sealy occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in Barbados, where 18 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Sealy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sealy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 750 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 1 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sealy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sealy surname is primarily Anglican (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sealy surname are 3.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sealy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.71% more than the national average, earning R 424,692 per year; in United States they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning $43,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $49,345 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sealey9111,214/
Shealy916,170/
Seasly9198/
Scealy9162/
Seally9144/
Sealay914/
Sealoy913/
Saly896,141/
Sely89986/
Shealey831,537/
Sejaliy83691/
Sejalay83131/
Sheally8355/
Sheasly8327/
Seasley8310/
Sealley837/
Schealy833/
Shehaly832/
Seealey831/
Sahealy831/
Shealay831/
Sheealy831/
Sheualy831/
Shealys830/
Sheatly830/
Scealey830/
Seahley830/
Saley80149,328/
Seale8014,034/
Sally8013,245/
Seely8010,740/
Salay808,959/
Salyi804,929/
Seliy804,836/
Saliy803,445/
Seuly801,552/
Salya801,057/
Sahly801,044/
Selya80878/
Shely80868/
Seley80861/
Seala80768/
Salhy80712/
Selay80697/
Sehly80512/
Saily80477/
Saloy80344/
Saely80156/
Siely80124/
Shaly80123/
Seali80116/
Seloy8062/
Salyo8057/
Salyh8050/
Szaly8040/
Salyp8039/
Seluy8038/
Saluy8023/
Sialy8022/
Sauly8021/
Cealy8021/
Suely8021/
Saaly8015/
Szely8013/
Seily808/
Soely804/
Selhy802/
Zsely802/
Sayly802/
Selyi802/
Selyo802/
Seløy801/
Salyd801/
Salyy801/
Zsaly801/
Seyly800/
Scely800/
Sheasley77424/
Sheatley773/
Sheaslay771/
Sheihaly771/
Seathley770/
Shealley770/
Shealeys770/
Seeley7319,459/
Shelly7312,789/
Szalay7312,455/
Salley739,997/
Sheuly739,303/
Salaya735,675/
Seales734,197/
Sallay733,751/
Shahly733,647/
Sheely733,146/
Sailly732,979/
Shaily732,616/
Sheley732,046/
Selaya731,293/
Seilay73895/
Shalya73845/
Sealee73560/
Shalay73554/
Schaly73507/
Shally73501/
Salaiy73467/
Seatle73464/
Saylay73374/
Sahaly73361/
Salhay73340/
Salahy73325/
Seyala73316/
Saulay73290/
Souely73274/
Zealey73260/
Sealie73253/
Setley73197/
Sehely73184/
Sehale73165/
Seiley73162/
Sieley73143/
Saloyd73140/
Sesley73130/
Shiely73115/
Sejali73109/
Sehali73104/
Shalyt7394/
Sealer7393/
Selych7390/
Shaley7383/
Selhay7381/
Seilly7360/
Sallya7356/
Sailiy7356/
Selaiy7350/
Sailay7349/
Salgay7346/
Seyale7340/
Saleey7338/
Sealeu7338/
Sejale7337/
Ssaley7337/
Salysh7337/
Sejala7335/
Shaloy7334/
Shaaly7333/
Schely7333/
Szayly7332/
Shalyy7331/
Saaley7330/
Salytė7329/
Cealey7328/
Szaloy7328/
Sheloy7327/
Szaley7326/
Saleyt7326/
Shauly7325/
Shelya7324/
Sheily7319/
Suelly7319/
Sailya7318/
Zselyi7318/
Seahle7318/
Saeloy7317/
Seiala7317/
Selahy7316/
Salouy7316/
Sealed7314/
Sealai7314/
Salays7313/
Shelay7312/
Shelyp7312/
Sheale7311/
Sceley7310/
Shuely739/
Sheali739/
Salluy739/
Ssally738/
Zealay738/
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Soeliy737/
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Saalya736/
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Seully735/
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Shaliy734/
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Sheala734/
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Seuley730/
Sceale730/
Sahyly730/
Seelys730/
Seloyd730/
Hselya730/
Seeliy730/
Sceely730/
Selayd730/
Seelyo730/
Soeley730/
Sealea730/
Scheasley715/
Sale67400,029/
Sali67196,871/
Sala67176,354/
Shelley6730,555/
Sela6723,489/
Cely6714,617/
Sele6712,414/
Seli675,345/
Sheeley672,651/
Sajaliy671,699/
Salahay67778/
Shejale67749/
Shetley67669/
Salé67615/
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Zealley67445/
Sily67412/
Shalaya67346/
Salj67268/
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Soyaliy67216/
Shealer67192/
Shahaly67186/
Sejilay67177/
Sehahle67176/
Sheales67149/
Savelyi67144/
Shelyst67133/
Chehaly67122/
Sály67121/
Siyalay67108/
Salliey67107/
Settley6799/
Schiely6793/
Saveliy6779/
Chealey6777/
Syly6759/
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Shahlyi6757/
Schaley6750/
Shielly6747/
Sahaliy6747/
Sheilly6739/
Shailly6736/
Scheely6733/
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Schalyo6733/
Selj6733/
Schauly6729/
Selyuha6728/
Szallay6727/
Shagliy6724/
Scheley6722/
Seilaya6720/
Sojaliy6720/
Soyeliy6720/
Sehaler6715/
Seelley6714/
Šaly6714/
Schuely6712/
Saulych6712/
Siehala6710/
Sayaliy6710/
Sallahy679/
Sayeloy679/
Sheilya678/
Salê678/
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