Senechal Surname

59,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Senechal Surname Definition:

(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.

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Senechal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,9831:13,3301,329
Canada2,3431:15,7262,286
United States7881:459,97339,258
Belgium1591:72,30611,538
Haiti1271:84,1254,293
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Senéchal (4), Sénechal (1), Senèchal (1), Sénéchal (396) & Sènèchal (3) are calculated separately.

Senechal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Senechal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Senechal occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Senéchal, Sénechal, Senèchal, Sénéchal or Sènèchal. Click here for other possible spellings of Senechal.

How Common Is The Last Name Senechal? popularity and diffusion

The surname Senechal is the 59,216th most prevalent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 854,744 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Senechal live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 4,983 people, or 1 in 13,330. In France Senechal is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 39 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Brittany, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Senechal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Senechal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Senechal last name grew 3,426 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Senechal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Senechal surname are 7.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.45% being registered with the party.

The amount Senechal earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $45,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.19% less than the national average, earning $41,143 CAD per year.

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