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 1,116
Agricultural Labourer 148
Dress Maker 60
Domestic Servant 56
General Servant 48
Labourer 46
Coal Miner 45
General Labourer 44
Laundress 34
Annuitant 33
Farm Labourer 32
General Servant Domestic 26
Carpenter 25
Gardener 22
Bricklayer 21
House Keeper 17
Milliner 17
Charwoman 16
Errand Boy 16
Stone Mason 15
No Occupation 15
Housemaid 14
Servant 14
Carman 13
Lace Maker 13

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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