Explore the Family Name Seed

The meaning of Seed

English (Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Sede (Old English Sida), a short form of various personal names, both male and female, formed with Old English sidu ‘custom, manner; morality’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Seed' saw its popularity slightly decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 24,914 among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had fallen to 26,067, marking a decline of 4.63%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual number of people bearing the surname 'Seed' increased marginally from 937 to 940, representing a growth of 0.32%. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion of individuals with the surname 'Seed' per 100,000 people fell by 8.57%, from 0.35 to 0.32.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,914	#26,067	-4.63%
Count	937	940	0.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.32	-8.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seed

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity linked to the surname 'Seed'. Over the decade from 2000 to 2010, there was a notable increase in the percentage of individuals with this surname who identified as Hispanic or Black, with increases of 45.32% and 27.67% respectively. Conversely, the proportions of those identifying as White, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased. The proportion identifying as White dropped by 1.98% while the figure for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native fell to zero. The group identifying as two or more races also experienced a decrease, falling by 30.84%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.22%	87.45%	-1.98%
Black	6.83%	8.72%	27.67%
Hispanic	1.39%	2.02%	45.32%
Two or More Races	1.07%	0.74%	-30.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.96%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.53%	0%	0%