Seaward Surname

139,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Seaward Surname Definition:

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Sǽw(e)ard = Sea-Guardian [Old English sǽ + w(e)ard] Cp. Seward and Siward.

Seaward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8591:64,8647,561
Canada7401:49,7916,046
United States6861:528,36644,010
South Africa3311:163,67918,322
Wales1651:18,7552,014
Australia1051:257,10223,526
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
Liberia541:81,6406,796
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
France31:22,140,907385,998
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5141:47,4235,856
Wales61:261,4039,165
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Seaward (55) may also be a first name.

Seaward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Sǽw(e)ard = Sea-Guardian [Old English sǽ + w(e)ard] Cp. Seward and Siward.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Sigeweard (victory, protection), or of Saeweard (sea, protection).

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

For Suhart. Philip, Roger, Ralph, William Suhart, and the fief of S. Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Philip, Ralph, William Suart, 1198 (Ib.) Hence the eminent American Statesman.

The Norman People (1874)

Seaward Last Name Facts

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

Seaward is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seaward? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 139,812th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,280,922 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Seaward live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Seaward is also the 1,336,256th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 55 people.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 859 people, or 1 in 64,864. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, Devon, where 10 percent are found and Kent, where 8 percent are found. Excluding England this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Seaward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Seaward has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 501 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 108 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Seaward Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Seaward last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Seaward surname are 5.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Seaward earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.95% more than the national average, earning R 380,100 per year; in United States they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $44,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.53% less than the national average, earning $46,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seaweard9326/
Seawardt930/
Seward9219,648/
Saward921,614/
Sheward861,666/
Sayward86547/
Sewards86481/
Seeward8686/
Shaward8668/
Seaword8610/
Sevaard8610/
Sueward866/
Sawards864/
Saiward863/
Seyward862/
Sieward862/
Ceaward861/
Jeaward861/
Sewardt861/
Sewgard861/
Seawart861/
Sewaird861/
Sgaward861/
Seweard860/
Saweard860/
Seawerd860/
Seiward860/
Sewardd860/
Seuward860/
Shawaird80301/
Seasword8019/
Scheward8011/
Suyaward802/
Shawward801/
Shaeward801/
D'Seward801/
Saywards800/
Savard7723,946/
Jaward778,125/
Sabard77702/
Sewart77469/
Seword7741/
Geward7740/
Zaward7729/
Saword7728/
Sawart7716/
Sevard7711/
Siward777/
Sewerd773/
Jeward772/
Ceward772/
Sebard771/
Zeward771/
Sauvard71212/
Sewarte7162/
Seywerd7150/
Siewart7134/
Seivard7133/
Sebardt7128/
Siewerd7121/
Seawert7117/
Seiwart718/
Sawarth715/
Shewart714/
Scewart713/
Shabard713/
Scavard713/
Shevard712/
Shebard712/
Seewart712/
Savardh712/
Jaweard712/
Sayword712/
Ssewart712/
Sawarts712/
Saewart711/
Gieward711/
Sawarte711/
Siebard711/
Sewarth711/
Seywart711/
Zoeward711/
Seeword711/
Shawart711/
Seavart710/
Seibard710/
Sheword710/
Savards710/
Sawartz710/
Sewartz710/
Cauward710/
Sabhard710/
Seabord710/
Sevards710/
Shavard710/
Shiward710/
Siewerdt67492/
Seaworth67136/
Shawhart6748/
Sichward6719/
Shewhart6715/
Sivgaard679/
Shayvard677/
Sehwartz674/
Schiward674/
Sahwartz673/
Shewartz672/
Shawarts672/
Schewart672/
Siewaert671/
Shaswart671/
Shawartz671/
Ssawarte671/
Jejavard671/
Shahvard671/
Shehvard671/
Siewartz671/
Siehwart671/
Saiswart671/
Seiwerdt671/
Siewertd671/
Jiswaard671/
Sayevard670/
Siewarth670/
Seywords670/

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