Seymore Surname

81,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Seymore Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Seamer (sea, famous); one who came from Seamer (lake, sea), in Yorkshire; one who came from St. Maur (black), in France.

Seymore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3671:67,5357,861
South Africa2921:185,54020,240
Australia1091:247,66722,912
England591:944,37447,923
Canada531:695,20056,020
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Jamaica281:102,4984,206
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominica11:75,891912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3131:77,8778,439
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9161:26,2103,223

Seymore (530) may also be a first name.

Seymore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Seamer (sea, famous); one who came from Seamer (lake, sea), in Yorkshire; one who came from St. Maur (black), in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Seymore Last Name Facts

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

Seymore is found most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seymore? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 81,131st most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,216,213 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Seymore reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Seymore is also the 366,410th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 530 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,367 people, or 1 in 67,535. In The United States Seymore is most prevalent in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Seymore occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Seymore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seymore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seymore surname grew 280 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 81 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 4,100 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seymore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Seymore surname are 11.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seymore earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.8% more than the national average, earning R 379,740 per year; in United States they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning $37,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.17% less than the national average, earning $43,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seymoure93287/
Seymoore938/
Seymores932/
Seyemore931/
Seyomore931/
Seymorer930/
Semore92266/
Seymor92164/
Symore9215/
Seymour8666,041/
Seamore86202/
Seymoor8636/
Seemore8630/
Saymore8611/
Saemore865/
Scymore863/
Semoore863/
Seymoyr862/
Seymure862/
Setmore862/
Siemore861/
Semorie861/
Sehmore861/
Seymori861/
Seymuor861/
Symorie861/
Seimore861/
Sesmore861/
Ceymore860/
Seyamor860/
Symorer860/
Symores860/
Symor83123/
Semor8324/
Seymouri8077/
Shoemore8033/
Seamoore8011/
Seymareh809/
Setmoree804/
Semoured803/
Seymmour802/
Hseymour801/
Shuemore801/
Shetmore801/
Seamores801/
Seymourt801/
Seyomour801/
Seyemour801/
Seymoury801/
Siyemore800/
Sythmore800/
Seysmour800/
Sheemore800/
Seamoure800/
Seismore800/
Samore77989/
Symora77259/
Szymor77246/
Semora77101/
Simore7787/
Semori7761/
Semare7747/
Cemore7747/
Zemore7744/
Symour7743/
Semour7741/
Saemor7726/
Cymore7713/
Saymor7712/
Seymar7712/
Semory779/
Semgor775/
Semure774/
Seamor773/
Siemor773/
Seimor772/
Symorz772/
Shymor771/
Symmor771/
Shemor770/
Semmor770/
Semort770/
Suemori711,622/
Seymari71589/
Simorre71569/
Samoure71360/
Seimori71213/
Shemory71153/
Semmour71136/
Simorei71119/
Semotri71109/
Semorio7184/
Samorez7174/
Sismore7156/
Seamour7140/
Samorey7136/
Samoree7136/
Semarge7127/
Shemare7125/
Samores7122/
Samorei7116/
Saymour7114/
Syemour7112/
Samoore7111/
Shamore7111/
Seymard7110/
Saumore7110/
Sasmore719/
Seymgar719/
Semarey719/
Ceymour716/
Scymour716/
Samoret716/
Samoire715/
Zemoure714/
Seymaur714/
Seemora714/
Simores713/
Szymora713/
Zymorea712/
Semoura712/
Samorej712/
Seijmor712/
Scymora711/
Simoore711/
Seemory711/
Seimour711/
Seymeur711/
Suimore711/
Suymour711/
Seimure711/
Semorai711/
Ssemure711/
Samorie711/
Semouri711/
Chemore711/
Siemure711/
Semmare711/
Saysmor711/
Semmori711/
Saemour711/
Simorea711/
Soumore711/
Saymoor710/
Shemora710/
Cismore710/
Shemord710/
Satmore710/
Seamare710/
Seemour710/
Ceamore710/
Shimore710/
Seamoor710/
Setmour710/
Semar672,420/
Samor671,668/
Simor67767/
Chesmore67606/
Simoutre67143/
Chemorei6795/
Zemor6777/
Chismore6744/
Cemor6735/
Schamore6725/
Shemorry6721/
Chemorey6714/
Cymor6713/
Samouret6711/
Shemareh679/
Semmouri679/
Samorets675/
Shahmore675/
Zymor674/
Sammorey672/
Sahmoree672/
Cemoorer671/
Chemhore671/
Soemarei671/
Semorich671/
Symar671/
Shemmour671/
Shemoery671/
Sayamora671/
Sayamour671/
Sehamure671/
Semorova671/
Shemaree671/
Simmorie671/
Siamoure671/
Zemmoure671/
Shamorre671/
Schemure671/
Sammoure671/
Soimoree671/
Semmoura670/

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Seymore Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seymore
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