Seamans Surname
Approximately 3,027 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSeamans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,835 | 1:127,851 | 13,528 |
| Canada | 114 | 1:323,207 | 29,592 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 47 | 1:518,625 | 27,981 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 607 | 1:82,733 | 8,664 |
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.
Seaman's (Son), v. Seaman.
(English) One who worked on a ship, a sailor; descendant of Siemond (victory, protector) or of Saemann (victory, man).
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.
A sailor, one who follows the sea.
Seaman was the name of a Mendlesham yeoman in 1557 (H.).
Seamans Demographics
Average Seamans Salary in
United States
$43,009 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Seamans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seamans Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seamans occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seamans? popularity and diffusion
The surname Seamans is the 146,460th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,407,514 people. The surname Seamans is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Seamans are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 14 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,835 people, or 1 in 127,851. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Seamans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Seamans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 Seamans are 7.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.33% registered with 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.
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