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There are approximately 16,795 people named Seymour in the UK. That makes it the 603rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 266 are named Seymour.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


Related and similar surnames

Cemer
Seymer
Samer
Samar
Samora
Sammer
Cemour
Cemore
Cemor
Ceymour
Cemar
Cemir
Seamer
Saimour
Sammour
Samor
Samoor
Samore
Saemer
Saimur
Sammur
Sammor
Sammouri
Sahmore
Saimore
Saemmer

The Seymour surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SEYMOUR. A corruption of St Maur, which see. Many of the families who write themselves Seymour, have prohably little claim to a Norman origin. Some may derive from Semer, a parish in Suffolk, and others from the A-Sax. seamere, a tailor. Semar is also an ancient personal name. Camden.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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