Sebright Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Sebright Surname Definition:

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon Sǽbe(o)rht = Sea-Bright, i.e. Sea-Glorious [Old English sǽ, sea + be(o)rht, briht, bright, glorious] Sǽberht, king of Essex, d. a.d. 616.

2 the Anglo-Saxon Sigebe(o)rht = Victory- Bright, i.e. Victory-Glorious [Old English sige, victory] The above-mentioned Sǽberht had a son, a nephew, and a grandson, all named Sigeberht and all kings of Essex.

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Sebright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:927,00569,520
England601:928,63447,428
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
France91:7,380,302306,885
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Sebright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon Sǽbe(o)rht = Sea-Bright, i.e. Sea-Glorious [Old English sǽ, sea + be(o)rht, briht, bright, glorious] Sǽberht, king of Essex, d. a.d. 616.

2 the Anglo-Saxon Sigebe(o)rht = Victory- Bright, i.e. Victory-Glorious [Old English sige, victory] The above-mentioned Sǽberht had a son, a nephew, and a grandson, all named Sigeberht and all kings of Essex. A king of East Anglia (d. 635) had the same name; and an 8th-cent. king of Wessex. The cognate Continental Sigebert (whence the French Sebert) was a famous Frankish royal name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

William Sebright, of Sebright, in Much Baddow, co. Essex, living in the reign of Henry II., was the ancestor of this ancient family, who removed into Worcestershire at a very early period. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Se, Saxon, used the same as the article the, and bright. The illustrious, the renowned.

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

Same as Sebright, corrupted from Sibert, Siebert, Sigibert, from Old German sig-brecht, distinguished in victory. See Sip. This name may some day corrupt into Seacook.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sebright Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sebright is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sebright click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sebright? popularity and diffusion

It is the 630,290th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 15,025,868 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Sebright are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Sebright is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 927,005. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 43 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Sebright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sebright has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sebright surname expanded 782 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sebright Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sebright last name are 36.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.04% registered with the party.

The amount Sebright earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.02% less than the national average, earning R 116,400 per year and in United States they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $44,391 USD per year.

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