Seymour Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Seymour Name Meaning: This name is locational from Saint-Maur in Seine,France.

Introduced to England by the French.The place received the name due to the dedication of the church there to 'St.Maur'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Seymour Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Seymour family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 415
Agricultural Labourer 143
Labourer 55
House Servant 45
Servant 41
Dress Maker 37
Farm Labourer 31
Lace Maker 31
At Home 29
Laundress 28
Coal Miner 25
Carpenter 19
Annuitant 19
Wife 17
General Servant 15
Gardener 15
Shoe Maker 15
Ag Lab 14
Home 14
House Keeper 10
Errand Boy 10
Stone Cutter 10
Tailor 9
Daur 8
Son 8

Seymour Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Seymour 100% 38,396
2 Seymore 71% 3,293
3 Saymour 86% 1,214
4 Seamore 57% 363
5 Symer 57% 352
6 Seymer 71% 344
7 Symour 86% 239
8 Seymoor 86% 185
9 Saymore 57% 137
10 Seymor 86% 109
11 Seymoure 88% 101

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

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