Seward Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Seward Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Seward family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 280
Agricultural Labourer 41
Labourer 20
Servant 20
Domestic Servant 16
Carpenter 15
Dress Maker 14
Farmers Son 14
General Servant 13
Annuitant 11
Blacksmith 11
Farmer 9
Cook 9
Farmers Wife 9
Laundress 9
Ag Lab 9
No Occupation 8
Nurse 8
Glover 8
Farm Labourer 7
Groom 6
House Keeper 6
Mason 6
Cotton Weaver 6
Labourer's Wife 5

Seward Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Seward 100% 12,479
2 Seaward 86% 4,359
3 Saward 83% 3,737
4 Sword 67% 1,696
5 Soward 83% 1,231
6 Sward 83% 403

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The surname Seward is the most popular version of all its varients

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