Seuss Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Seuss Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, meaning 'sweet', 'cute'. Given to a person with nice characteristics (in German süss/süß = 'sweet').

Seuss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
Germany1311:614,54548,972
Ivory Coast191:1,214,27527,625
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Seuss (17) may also be a first name.

Seuss Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, meaning 'sweet', 'cute'. Given to a person with nice characteristics (in German süss/süß = 'sweet').

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Seuss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seuss (Arabic: سيوس) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Seuss click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seuss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Seuss is the 697,244th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Seuss reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 17 people.

The surname Seuss is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 1,438,329. In The United States Seuss is primarily found in: California, where 18 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 17 percent reside and Nebraska, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States Seuss occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside.

Seuss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seuss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seuss last name rose 1,145 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seuss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seuss surname are 12.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.9% being registered with the party.

Seuss earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.06% more than the national average, earning $56,549 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seusse91414/
Sheuss910/
Sess891,945/
Suss891,782/
Seus891,051/
Scheuss83197/
Suess804,419/
Siess801,684/
Souss80987/
Seiss80704/
Sesse80430/
Shuss80392/
Sauss80155/
Susse80127/
Zeuss80114/
Seyss8068/
Seuis8044/
Shess8038/
Suoss8027/
Seess8024/
Seuhs8016/
Syess809/
Saess809/
Suiss807/
Seass806/
Siuss803/
Seuse803/
Seusd803/
Jseus802/
Sheus802/
Sesss802/
Ceuss801/
Seues801/
Seyus801/
Jeuss800/
Seuts800/
Seu7511,763/
Sus756,960/
Ses752,974/
Sausse73798/
Sousse73709/
Schuss73465/
Sayess73196/
Jeusse73103/
Schess7332/
Sheiss7319/
Shauss7312/
Sieess7312/
Shiess7310/
Shouss733/
Seysse733/
Sawess732/
Scauss732/
Shusse732/
Seesse732/
Saiuss731/
Sausst731/
Shetss731/
Sheess731/
Szeszs731/
Zeusse731/
Seyess731/
Seisse731/
Sheush731/
Seushe731/
Seyush731/
Scheus730/
Seyous730/
Sheass730/
Shuess730/
Seious730/
Sauess730/
Sehass730/
Souess730/
Suos6724,681/
Sese6722,277/
Sass6719,671/
Sheu6717,151/
Jess677,071/
Xess676,771/
Saes675,628/
Gess674,447/
Sous674,143/
Seas673,452/
Ceus673,346/
Schiess673,302/
Süss673,039/
Seys672,785/
Saus672,175/
Sust672,153/
Seis672,022/
Sehs671,895/
Seuh671,659/
Sies671,626/
Sius671,343/
Sees671,312/
Suys671,040/
Schauss67977/
Seuß67838/
Zeus67815/
Cuss67814/
Soss67695/
Susz67627/
Juss67457/
Cess67439/
Hses67429/
Sush67360/
Sues67337/
Zess67335/
Sesh67247/
Suhs67220/
Siss67176/
Sest67153/
Seui67145/
Suis67144/
Sheihus67114/
Seut6793/
Shus6790/
Syes6782/
Seehuus6779/
Soes6776/
Shes6761/
Seud6757/
Schoess6754/
Zuss6754/
Søes6740/
Sáss6738/
Hseu6736/
Seua6733/
Seuz6732/
Scheuse6724/
Seyu6722/
Seup6720/
Jeus6717/
Scheiss6716/
Sóss6715/
Seiu6712/
Szus679/
Schusse679/
Scheuhs678/
Seds678/
Seutshe678/
Seue675/
Suså675/
Susd675/
Sets674/
Susp674/
Jsus674/
Seutsch673/
Scus673/
Seuo673/
Seuy673/
Sussová673/
Sussova673/
Seihush673/
Syss673/
Sxus673/
Saggess672/
Hsus672/
Sjes672/
Suus672/
Szes672/
Shousse672/
Sseu672/
Seisseh671/
Seheiss671/
Sexs671/
Souïssï671/
Susû671/
Souiess671/
Sesė671/
Shoussh671/
Soussse671/
Schaess671/
Sheddss671/
Suxs671/
Sehshsd671/
Sesd671/
Sesj671/
Sesp671/
Sesx671/
Sezs671/
Sges671/
Sjeu671/
Suzs671/
Sujs671/
Sses671/
Zses671/
Zsus671/
Xuss671/
Xeus671/
Scheass670/
Seehous670/
Schouss670/
Showess670/

Seuss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seuss in the Arabic language
سيوسsyws-

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