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There are approximately 5,452 people named Seaman in the UK. That makes it the 1,920th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 86 are named Seaman.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Seaman surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SEAMAN. In Sussex and Kent, and probably in other counties, this name has been corrupted into Simmons. See Simmons. In the Domesday of Surrey there is a Seman, who held lands before the making of that record. A-Sax. Sae-mann, a sailor.

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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