Sewards Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sewards Surname Definition:

Seward’s (Son).

Sewards Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2081:267,87521,171
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:156,25213,619
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Sewards Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Seward’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sewards Last Name Facts

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

Sewards is found most frequently in England. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewards? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sewards is the 634,180th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,150,823 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Sewards live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 208 people, or 1 in 267,875. In England Sewards is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 18 percent live, Merseyside, where 18 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 15 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 21 percent live.

Sewards Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sewards has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sewards surname increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sewards Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sewards last name are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sewards earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning $42,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $54,618 CAD per year.

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