Seneschal Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Seneschal Surname Definition:
Seneschal: In Latin Dapifer, and so found in Domesday. The schalk that we have here and in Marshall, and in the old word for a porter, Gateschall, from which the surname Gattishill, is the Anglo-Saxon schalk, a servant. In German Schalk now means a rogue.
Read More About This SurnameSeneschal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 141 | 1:471,083 | 66,853 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Seneschal Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Seneschal: In Latin Dapifer, and so found in Domesday. The schalk that we have here and in Marshall, and in the old word for a porter, Gateschall, from which the surname Gattishill, is the Anglo-Saxon schalk, a servant. In German Schalk now means a rogue. In an old poem we have: “Then the schalkes sharply shift their horses, To show them seemly in their sheen weeds.”
From this word schalk comes the surname Chalk.
Seneschal Demographics
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Seneschal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Seneschal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Seneschal is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Seneschal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Seneschal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,194,481st most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Seneschal live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Seneschal is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 471,083. In France Seneschal is primarily found in: Hauts-de-France, where 57 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 12 percent live. Other than France it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Seneschal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Seneschal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Seneschal surname rose 431 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Seneschal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Seneschal last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.
Seneschal earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $44,573 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneschall | 95 | 11 | / |
| Senechal | 94 | 8,526 | / |
| Senescal | 94 | 15 | / |
| Seneshal | 94 | 0 | / |
| Senescall | 89 | 320 | / |
| Seneshale | 89 | 14 | / |
| Senechale | 89 | 3 | / |
| Senechall | 89 | 0 | / |
| Seneshall | 89 | 0 | / |
| Senesal | 88 | 1 | / |
| Senechalle | 84 | 27 | / |
| Seniscal | 82 | 19 | / |
| Sinechal | 82 | 13 | / |
| Senéchal | 82 | 4 | / |
| Cenechal | 82 | 2 | / |
| Senecial | 82 | 1 | / |
| Senèchal | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sénechal | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sénescal | 82 | 1 | / |
| Senichal | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sinischal | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cenescail | 78 | 1 | / |
| Seniscall | 78 | 0 | / |
| Shengeschool | 76 | 1 | / |
| Senezal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sainnechal | 74 | 9 | / |
| Senichault | 74 | 3 | / |
| Genechault | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shenishald | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sénéchal | 71 | 396 | / |
| Siniscal | 71 | 60 | / |
| Sinéchal | 71 | 21 | / |
| Senuysal | 71 | 14 | / |
| Sengeçal | 71 | 13 | / |
| Synesall | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sènèchal | 71 | 3 | / |
| Syneseal | 71 | 2 | / |
| Senujsal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shenuysal | 67 | 2 | / |
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