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

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.

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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