Explore the Family Name Seabury

The meaning of Seabury

English (Shropshire): variant of Seaberg. History: The first bishop of the Episcopal Church in America, Samuel Seabury (1729–96), was born at Groton, CT, and was a descendant of John Seabury who had emigrated from England to Boston, MA, in 1639.

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How common is the last name Seabury in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Seabury" saw a slight decrease over the ten-year period between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 29,237th, while in 2010, it fell to the 29,719th position, marking a change of -1.65%. However, the number of individuals bearing the surname increased from 763 to 792 during this same period, representing a growth rate of approximately 3.8%. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a modest decrease, moving from 0.28 to 0.27.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,237	#29,719	-1.65%
Count	763	792	3.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.27	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seabury

The ethnicity associated with the surname "Seabury" underwent some changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While there was no data recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in 2010, the percentage of those identifying as Two or more races increased significantly by 143.37%, rising from 2.49% to 6.06%. White ethnicity decreased from 82.44% down to 75.51%, a change of -8.41%. Hispanic representation rose from 0.79% to 2.02%, a hefty increase of 155.70%. Meanwhile, the Black community saw a moderate increase from 11.80% to 14.39%, a rise of 21.95%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.44%	75.51%	-8.41%
Black	11.8%	14.39%	21.95%
Two or More Races	2.49%	6.06%	143.37%
Hispanic	0.79%	2.02%	155.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.49%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%