Sean Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sean Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sean family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 15
Agricultural Labourer 5
Dress Maker 3
Carter 2
Labourer 1
Labourer Carter 1
Shoe Maker 1
Girls School Mistress 1
Retired Farmer Of Widow 1
Ship Wright 1
Tailor's Assistant 1
Wholesale Warehouseman 1
Gardner 1
Mat Maker 1
Shirt Maker 1
Inn Keeper 1
Miller 1
Labourer's Wife 1

Sean Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Eason 40% 9,530
2 Ison 25% 5,699
3 Snee 25% 1,649
4 Soane 60% 1,388
5 Soan 75% 781
6 Son 50% 777
7 Sone 25% 472
8 Sane 50% 466
9 Soon 50% 410
10 Sean 100% 374
11 Sen 75% 300
12 Sun 50% 286
13 Sine 25% 253
14 Sain 50% 199
15 Easen 40% 174
16 Auson 20% 156
17 Shawn 60% 149
18 Esan 50% 125
19 Saine 40% 120
20 Ason 25% 116
21 San 75% 101

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The surname Sean is the 10th most popular variant of Eason.

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