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
School 809
Farm Labourer 86
Private Means 73
General Labourer 72
General Servant (domestic) 68
Dressmaker 53
Farmer 45
Coal Miner Hewer 45
Domestic Servant 43
None 42
Labourer 38
Dress Maker 36
Shop Assistant 30
Clerk 29
At Home 28
Carpenter 27
Laundress 27
Assisting In Business 27
Bricklayer 27
Old Age Pensioner 26
House Painter 25
House Keeper 22
At School 21
Assisting In The Business 21
Cook (domestic) 20

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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