Senecal Surname

58,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Senecal Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Senicle.'

Senecle (without surname), Berkshire, 1379. Hundred Rolls.

Stephen Sinckel, Suffolk, ibid.

Senicula le Wright, Pat. Roll, 6 Edward III.

Thomas Senycle, Close Rolls, 18 Richard II.

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Senecal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3,9241:9,3901,409
United States3,3191:109,20711,919
France1,2751:52,0966,854
England391:1,428,66862,556
Chile301:587,21614,299
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

The alternate forms: Senécal (193), Sénecal (1) & Sénécal (105) are calculated separately.

Senecal (12) may also be a first name.

Senecal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Senicle.'

Senecle (without surname), Berkshire, 1379. Hundred Rolls.

Stephen Sinckel, Suffolk, ibid.

Senicula le Wright, Pat. Roll, 6 Edward III.

Thomas Senycle, Close Rolls, 18 Richard II.

Thomas Synykill, Pat. Roll, I Henry IV.

1509. Thomas Senycle, official to the Archdeacon, County of Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1775. Married — George Senegal and Sarah Womack: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(French-Teut.) Seneschal, Steward; lit. Senior Servant [Old French seneschal (French sénéchal), Low Latin seniscalc-us, from an Old Teutonic word like Gothic *siniskalk-s: cp. Gothic sin-ista, oldest, and skalk-s = Old Saxon skalk = O.H.Ger. scalc(h = Old English sc(e)alc, servant] Si alicujus seniscalcus, qui servus est, et dominus ejus xii vassos infra domum habet, occisus fuerit . . .—Lex Alemannorum, 79, 3.

Sénescal ou Sénécal est la forme normande du mot sénéchal.—Moisy, Noms de Fam. Norm., p. 416. Cp. Marshall.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Seneschal, a steward.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Senecal Last Name Facts

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

Senecal is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Senécal, Sénecal or Sénécal. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Senecal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 58,471st most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 842,881 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Senecal live; 83 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 12 people.

Senecal is most commonly used in Canada, where it is held by 3,924 people, or 1 in 9,390. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 84 percent reside, Ontario, where 8 percent reside and Alberta, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Canada it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and France, where 15 percent reside.

Senecal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Senecal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Senecal last name expanded 1,999 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 390 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Senecal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Senecal surname are 4.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.93% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Senecal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $45,220 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $45,320 CAD per year.

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