Explore the Family Name Seamans

The meaning of Seamans

English (Suffolk): variant of Seaman, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The name may have become confused with Simmons, or indeed may be a variant of Simmons. Compare Semans.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Seamans has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Seamans was ranked the 12,961st most popular surname, but it dropped to 14,168th place by 2010, marking a 9.31% decrease. The number of people with the Seamans surname also slightly decreased during this period, going from 2,169 in 2000 to 2,120 in 2010, a decline of 2.26%. Similarly, the proportion of Seamans per 100,000 people in the U.S. population went down by 10% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,961	#14,168	-9.31%
Count	2,169	2,120	-2.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.8	0.72	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seamans

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Seamans surname identify as White, although there was a slight decrease of 1.08% in this group from 2000 to 2010. Meanwhile, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw increases of 14.63% and 57.69% respectively, although they still make up a small portion of the Seamans population. Interestingly, the percentage of people with this surname who identify as two or more races saw a significant increase of 60.38% over the decade. However, no individuals with the Seamans surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.23%	96.18%	-1.08%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.7%	60.38%
Hispanic	0.78%	1.23%	57.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.41%	0.47%	14.63%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%