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 698
Agricultural Labourer 93
General Labourer 61
Living On Own Means 46
Dress Maker 45
Domestic Servant 44
Coal Miner 41
Farm Labourer 36
General Servant 35
Living On Her Own Means 33
Labourer 28
Laundress 25
General Servant Domestic 19
Clerk 19
Farmer 18
Carpenter 16
Gardener 16
Painter 16
Cook Domestic Servant 15
Brick Layer 14
Farm Servant 13
Grocer Assistant 13
House Keeper 13
Cotton Weaver 12
Errand Boy 12

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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