Seymore Surname
Approximately 5,992 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,367 | 1:67,535 | 7,861 |
| South Africa | 292 | 1:185,540 | 20,240 |
| Australia | 109 | 1:247,667 | 22,912 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Jamaica | 28 | 1:102,498 | 4,206 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 313 | 1:77,877 | 8,439 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,916 | 1:26,210 | 3,223 |
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.
Seymore Demographics
Average Male Seymore Height
177.04 cm
Average Female Seymore Height
164.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Seymore Reference & Research
Seymour DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Seymour FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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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