Seamons Surname

221,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Seamons 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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Seamons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3861:261,51424,673
England2591:215,12818,355
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Canada411:898,67368,969
Wales101:309,45316,869
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:190,22216,737

Seamons 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

Seamon’s (Son), v. Seaman.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Seamons Last Name Facts

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

Seamons occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seamons? popularity and diffusion

Seamons is the 221,405th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,954,176 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Seamons reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,386 people, or 1 in 261,514. In The United States it is primarily found in: Utah, where 48 percent are found, Idaho, where 21 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Seamons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Seamons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seamons surname grew 525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seamons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seamons surname are 41.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Seamons earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.29% less than the national average, earning $40,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.26% less than the national average, earning $46,076 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seameons932/
Seammons930/
Samons921,174/
Semons92335/
Sammons8613,096/
Seamans863,027/
Siemons862,444/
Semmons86161/
Seymons8642/
Saimons8633/
Seimons8629/
Saymons8620/
Scemons8616/
Samoens868/
Siamons866/
Syemons865/
Scamons865/
Semonsz863/
Samoons862/
Semoins862/
Samonse861/
Seemons860/
Semonns860/
Seymoens8074/
Siemoens8026/
Saaimons8015/
Scammons806/
Saaymons804/
Sammonss801/
Siemmons801/
Shemmons801/
Shammons801/
Siemonse801/
Seijmons801/
Seammans800/
Siemoons800/
Syemmons800/
Saymmons800/
Saymoens800/
Simons7789,392/
Symons7720,646/
Semans77516/
Camons77236/
Samans77130/
Jamons774/
Samoms771/
Cemons771/
Jemons771/
Zemons770/
Simmons71310,693/
Simoens712,937/
Symmons711,093/
Simonse711,051/
Symoens71691/
Ziemons71541/
Simeons71185/
Samanns71146/
Simoons71136/
Simonsz71119/
Scamans7177/
Cammons7172/
Saimans7167/
Siemans7159/
Seemans7144/
Sammans7141/
Caumons7138/
Caimons7134/
Symonsz7118/
Shemans7115/
Simonns7114/
Simonss719/
Semonje719/
Sammoms717/
Simoins714/
Seimans714/
Symonns713/
Zemmons712/
Zeamans712/
Chemons711/
Jaimons711/
Gemmons711/
Xsymons711/
Zammons711/
Scimons711/
Semmoms711/
Shamonz711/
Seymans711/
Simoëns711/
Saumans711/
Saymans711/
Symoins711/
Soumons711/
Semansh711/
Sesmans710/
Seomans710/
Sehmans710/
Shimons710/
Semmans710/
Zeimons710/
Geamans710/
Cemmons710/
Seimonz710/
Siamans710/
Symonss710/
Symouns710/
Jammons710/
Shimmons67253/
Saaimans67143/
Shemmans67139/
Saaymans6770/
Simmonns6745/
Simonnæs6725/
Scimmons6724/
Semonche6718/
Sehtmans6717/
Simmonss677/
Simmoons677/
Simmomns676/
Simmoins673/
Sayamans673/
Simmmons672/
Simonstø672/
Samanshe671/
Jsimmons671/
Hsimmons671/
Sismmons671/
Simmoens671/
Simmonst671/
Shammans671/
Simmeons671/
Siamonze671/
Syamonze671/
Shamamns671/
Simoenss671/
Simosins671/
Samhonje671/
Scammans671/
Semusins671/
Chamoins671/
Seemanse670/
Chemmons670/
Saasmans670/

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