Seys Surname

157,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Seys Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the foreigner,' the stranger, the Englishman. A Welsh surname; compare Inglis, Walsh, Irish.

Anian Seys, 1309, Bishop of Bangor.

William Sys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Seys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,6181:7,105952
France6611:100,48814,745
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Canada1211:304,50928,133
England681:819,38343,863
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales341:46,1302,397
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Seys (13) may also be a first name.

Seys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the foreigner,' the stranger, the Englishman. A Welsh surname; compare Inglis, Walsh, Irish.

Anian Seys, 1309, Bishop of Bangor.

William Sys, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Rogerus Seys, 1384: History and Ant. St. David's.

1619. Henry Sayse and Margaret Warren: Marriage Lic. (London).

Ilyke de Ivon Seys: Visitation Gloucestershire (1623).

Joane Howell ap Evan Sais: ibid.

'At the Chepstow police-court on Saturday, before Messrs. G. Seys and H. Lowe, &c.: South Wales Daily News, Aug. 26, 1889.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Sayce.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh) The foreigner; the Englishman.

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

Sayce is a Monmouthshire name, where it is associated with Seys. Sayce also occurs in Herefordshire, Shropshire, and North Wales. Say is now a Somerset name. Say or De Say was the name of a powerful baronial family of Shropshire from the 11th to the 14th century (Eyton's "Shropshire"). In the 13th century this name took the form also of Seis in Shropshire, of De Saze in Wilts, and of De Says in Lincolnshire; whilst Le Say and De Say were common names in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Kent, and London at that period (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Seys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seys (Russian: Сэйс) is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,100th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,616,713 people. The surname Seys occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Seys live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. Seys is also the 3,159,357th most numerous forename in the world, borne by 13 people.

It is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 1,618 people, or 1 in 7,105. In Belgium Seys is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 92 percent live, Walloon Region, where 5 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Belgium it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in France, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Seys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Seys surname rose 1,209 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Seys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Seys surname are 27.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Seys earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.58% less than the national average, earning R 84,168 per year; in United States they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $43,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $45,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seyis893,100/
Seyts8996/
Seyse8971/
Seyss8968/
Sheys8935/
Seyes8925/
Seyos8911/
Sieys8911/
Seyas894/
Seysd894/
Seyus891/
Seeys891/
Seiys891/
Sey8623,866/
Ses862,974/
Sys862,272/
Scheys80389/
Seyise80125/
Sieyes80103/
Seytts8012/
Seyase804/
Sheyas803/
Seysse803/
Seyish801/
Seyess801/
Seeyos801/
Seyush801/
Seyous800/
Seyast800/
Seye7569,406/
Seya7542,785/
Sese7522,277/
Shey7512,276/
Saes755,628/
Seyi753,660/
Seas753,452/
Seis752,022/
Sess751,945/
Sehs751,895/
Sies751,626/
Sees751,312/
Seyo751,302/
Seus751,051/
Suys751,040/
Says75665/
Seyd75630/
Hses75429/
Sues75337/
Seyt75267/
Sesh75247/
Sest75153/
Syes7582/
Soes7576/
Shes7561/
Seyz7561/
Syst7544/
Syts7540/
Søes7540/
Ceys7534/
Seyu7522/
Seey7516/
Zeys7515/
Seyh7514/
Seyß7512/
Seds758/
Sets754/
Sysd753/
Shys753/
Seuy753/
Sesc753/
Syss753/
Sjes752/
Seyj752/
Szes752/
Sjey752/
Szys752/
Sgey752/
Siey752/
Scey752/
Hsey752/
Sejy751/
Sexs751/
Seyp751/
Ssey751/
Sesė751/
Seyé751/
Sysz751/
Syos751/
Sxey751/
Scys751/
Sesd751/
Sesj751/
Sesp751/
Sesx751/
Seyy751/
Sezs751/
Sges751/
Szey751/
Sysh751/
Sysj751/
Sses751/
Zses751/
Zsey751/
Xeys751/
Xsey751/
Xsys751/
Sheihys7324/
Seysova7312/
Sheyshe7312/
Seyesch731/
Seyhosh731/
Scheyes730/
Sy67341,129/
Se67164,925/
Seyed6785,335/
Sejas6717,706/
Seyid6711,260/
Sayas678,785/
Soyos677,541/
Sayes674,678/
Suess674,419/
Sease673,732/
Seese672,970/
Sheya672,595/
Seeds672,457/
Shysh672,070/
Seyad671,758/
Siess671,684/
Schey671,560/
Shesh671,528/
Sheyo671,448/
Seats671,049/
Seyah671,032/
Sehas67993/
Seise67934/
Seiss67704/
Szysz67606/
Seyit67470/
Sayos67469/
Sesse67430/
Sheyi67429/
Seuss67423/
Seets67333/
Shoes67298/
Seest67271/
Seyie67269/
Seits67269/
Suehs67268/
Shyts67261/
Sheyd67231/
Shays67209/
Shest67208/
Saies67169/
Shees67155/
Siyas67143/
Sayus67139/
Szesz67111/
Seyat67105/
Setså6799/
Shets6797/
Seeya6783/
Sheyu6781/
Sahey6780/
Seyaz6777/
Seyeh6776/
Sheye6773/
Cheys6770/
Siest6770/
Siehs6767/
Seyou6767/
Siets6761/
Suyes6746/
Seyhi6745/
Seuis6744/
Seyep6744/
Seyez6743/
Seesz6742/
Seiyo6740/
Sheyh6739/
Saesh6739/
Saays6739/
Shess6738/
Seist6738/
Sawes6736/
Soyes6735/
Sayys6735/
Sijes6733/
Sayis6733/
Sheey6732/
Seijs6730/
Ssese6727/
Shyes6726/
Shoys6724/
Szysh6724/
Seess6724/
Seydt6724/
Suyts6723/
Seads6722/
Seyyd6720/
Seyap6720/
Seyot6720/
Seeyo6719/
Setts6718/
Seyee6718/
Souys6718/
Schaheys6717/
Seyaj6716/
Siesz6716/
Seuhs6716/
Zeyss6716/
Suyos6716/
Suyas6715/
Sieye6715/
Seezs6714/
Seshe6714/
Sieas6713/
Sheis6712/
Sches6711/
Soues6711/
Sieya6711/
Ceyis6711/
Soeye6711/
Sieyo6710/
Syess679/
Saess679/
Seyet679/
Sesht679/
Seyip679/
Sesch678/
Siyes678/
Sajes678/
Sayós678/
Seyyi678/
Sheyt678/
Sowes677/
Szues677/
Seyße677/
Seths676/
Sheuy676/
Saesz676/
Seass676/
Setse676/
Sedse676/
Shiey676/
Siehy676/
Seyhe676/
Seyoc675/
Suesh675/
Seyha675/
Sejes675/
Soyas675/
Seisz674/
Seeye674/
Seyau674/
Ssses674/
Seyce673/
Seash673/
Sheyy673/
Shues673/
Seyho673/
Sytts673/
Saues673/
Ceyas673/
Hsees673/
Zeyes673/
Seiyd673/
Seuse673/
Seyii673/
Syeyi673/
Sehya673/
Seyec673/
Soyis673/
Seeyi673/
Seusd673/
Seehy672/
Shaes672/
Shies672/
Sieds672/
Seytt672/
Soies672/
Seazs672/
Sejiy672/
Jseus672/
Sheus672/
Seesh672/
Seish672/
Seies672/
Seeas672/
Sesss672/
Seyaa672/
Sseyi672/
Sooys672/
Sayés672/
Schys672/
Seyoh672/
Seahs672/
Seyio672/
Sheas671/
Hsies671/
Hsyes671/
Xseye671/
Sceas671/
Scets671/
Sayss671/
Sjoey671/
Siesh671/
Sheyashe671/
Sheeyash671/
Sejos671/
Seast671/
Seues671/
Seeiy671/
Seeyd671/
Sehhs671/
Sehiy671/
Seyisova671/
Shcey671/
Suysh671/
Sseye671/
Seias671/
Sehye671/
Sehse671/
Seyoo671/
Seios671/
Seixs671/
Sayts671/
Zeysz671/
Seyuh671/
Seyhu671/
Suezs671/
Shges671/
Shyos671/
Sieyi671/
Sayús671/
Sehst671/
Seihy671/
Scies671/
Sejis671/
Szoes671/
Szest671/
Sydås671/
Syshe671/
Sytsh671/
Ceyes671/
Ceyos671/
Sheyx671/
Szeya671/
Sceya671/
Saysd671/
Shyds671/
Seyud671/
Seyut671/
Szees671/
Zsesz671/
Xeyhs671/
Xsces671/
Jsese671/
Hsehs671/
Hsues671/
Sheds670/
Seids670/
Seytz670/
Scesh670/
Seejs670/
Seyhouse670/
Saehs670/
Scyss670/
Suies670/
Seuts670/
Sehts670/

Seys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seys in the Russian language
Сэйсsejs-

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