Seekings Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Seekings Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Segin.' This personal name, in early records almost peculiar to Cambridgeshire, seems to have settled down into Seekins, the final 's' being patronymic as in Williams, the 'g' in Seekings being an excrescence as in Jennings.

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Seekings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4211:132,34713,067
United States2841:1,276,26489,780
Canada921:400,49635,373
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:177,92214,779
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Seekings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Segin.' This personal name, in early records almost peculiar to Cambridgeshire, seems to have settled down into Seekins, the final 's' being patronymic as in Williams, the 'g' in Seekings being an excrescence as in Jennings.

Richard Segin, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan Segin, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John Segyn, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Also spelt Segeyn. It is interesting to note that the surname is still well-nigh confined to Cambridgeshire.

1757. Married — Thomas Seekins and Mary Wilkins: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Seekings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seekings has its highest incidence in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seekings? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 420,074th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,822,695 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Seekings live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Seekings is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 421 people, or 1 in 132,347. In England Seekings is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 27 percent reside, Norfolk, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Seekings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seekings has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Seekings last name rose 307 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seekings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seekings last name are 31.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Seekings earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.47% less than the national average, earning $34,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $52,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekings930/
Jeekings881/
Sekinggs881/
Seckings880/
Sakings803/
Sikings801/
Jeakings7578/
Shikings750/
Sheskkengs671/
Gikings670/
Joykings631/
Chikings631/

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