Seamans Surname

146,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Seamans Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Seman'.

John fil. Semanni, 1169: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

Seman de Reston, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Seman le Carpenter, Suffolk, ibid.

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Seamans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8351:127,85113,528
Canada1141:323,20729,592
England471:1,185,49155,443
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6071:82,7338,664

Seamans (14) may also be a first name.

Seamans Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Seman'.

John fil. Semanni, 1169: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.

Seman de Reston, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Seman le Carpenter, Suffolk, ibid.

Seman Eche, Suffolk, ibid.

Herveus Seman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert fil. Seman, Suffolk, ibid.

Seaman le Baylif. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.

Seaman Champane. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Seman le Collar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robertus Saymon, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Semanns Joye: Pardons Roll, Richard II. Anno II, 1387-8.

1795. Married — Charles Button and Susan Seaman: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Seaman's (Son), v. Seaman.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who worked on a ship, a sailor; descendant of Siemond (victory, protector) or of Saemann (victory, man).

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

In Sussex and Kent, and probably in other counties, this name has been corrupted into Simmons. See Simmons. In the Domesday of Surrey there is a Seman, who held lands before the making of that record. Anglo-Saxon Sae-mann, a sailor.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A sailor, one who follows the sea.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Seaman was the name of a Mendlesham yeoman in 1557 (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Seamans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seamans is found most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Seamans.

How Common Is The Last Name Seamans? popularity and diffusion

Seamans is the 146,460th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,407,514 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Seamans reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Seamans is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,835 people, or 1 in 127,851. In The United States Seamans is most common in: New York, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Seamans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seamans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seamans last name increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seamans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seamans last name are 7.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seamans earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.32% less than the national average, earning $43,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning $48,022 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seammans930/
Semans92516/
Samans92130/
Seamons861,843/
Samanns86146/
Scamans8677/
Saimans8667/
Siemans8659/
Seemans8644/
Sammans8641/
Samanse8616/
Shemans8615/
Seimans864/
Zeamans862/
Seymans861/
Saumans861/
Saymans861/
Semansh861/
Sesmans860/
Seomans860/
Sehmans860/
Semmans860/
Geamans860/
Siamans860/
Saaimans80143/
Shemmans80139/
Saaymans8070/
Sehtmans8017/
Sayamans803/
Seameons802/
Shamanse802/
Samanshe801/
Shammans801/
Shamamns801/
Scammans801/
Seammons800/
Seemanse800/
Saasmans800/
Samons771,174/
Semons77335/
Simans77146/
Camans7773/
Zemans7749/
Symans7747/
Jamans7747/
Samams7717/
Zamans779/
Gemans771/
Schoemans75624/
Schaumans7542/
Scheymans7529/
Schiemans751/
Sammons7113,096/
Siemons712,444/
Sysmans71436/
Cammans71222/
Symmans71185/
Semmons71161/
Simmans71150/
Scheijmans7148/
Semeins7147/
Zeemans7145/
Seymons7142/
Saimons7133/
Seimons7129/
Saymons7120/
Samanje7120/
Scemons7116/
Jemansh7116/
Symanns7115/
Caumans7114/
Getmans7111/
Samanze717/
Cameans717/
Siamons716/
Syemons715/
Scamons715/
Semance714/
Jasmans714/
Sihmans714/
Semonsz713/
Szymans713/
Jemanse713/
Semanze713/
Scheimmans712/
Samoons712/
Samanch712/
Semoins712/
Zeimans712/
Jammans712/
Cemanse711/
Simaans711/
Shimans711/
Jesmans711/
Simeans711/
Soumans711/
Samance711/
Gesmans711/
Gemansh711/
Simanse711/
Semanch711/
Seemons710/
Gemmans710/
Cemmans710/
Semonns710/
Caumanns67181/
Geysmans67108/
Schuyesmans6731/
Soutmans6727/
Shimmans6726/
Saaimons6715/
Jemanshe679/
Shamanze677/
Zaaimans677/
Scammons676/
Zaaymans675/
Siamanze674/
Shaamanz674/
Saaymons674/
Chatmans673/
Samanche673/
Siamanje672/
Shamanje672/
Gehtmans672/
Sammonss671/
Gethmans671/
Siemmons671/
Shemmons671/
Shammams671/
Shammons671/
Jaamansh671/
Jajmansh671/
Shamamsh671/
Shehamandje671/
Seijmons671/
Semanche671/
Cammanns671/
Semmance670/
Siemoons670/
Syemmons670/
Saymmons670/

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