Explore the Family Name Seeman

The meaning of Seeman

1. English: variant of Seaman. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Seemann. 3. Americanized form of German Seemann.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Seeman saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 11,696th most common surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 12,795th, representing a -9.4% change. The total count of people with this surname also fell slightly from 2,457 in 2000 to 2,410 in 2010, a drop of nearly 2%. This resulted in a reduction in the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people from 0.91 to 0.82, indicating a -9.89% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,696	#12,795	-9.4%
Count	2,457	2,410	-1.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.91	0.82	-9.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seeman

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Seeman, there were some notable shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (96.01% in 2000 and 93.94% in 2010), there were increases in other ethnicities. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.77% in 2000 to 1.37% in 2010, while those reporting two or more ethnic identities increased from 0.98% to 1.29%. There was also a slight rise in the percentage of Hispanic individuals from 1.87% to 2.12%. Notably, there were no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these groups represented 0.87% and 0.41%, respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.01%	93.94%	-2.16%
Hispanic	1.87%	2.12%	13.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.77%	1.37%	77.92%
Two or More Races	0.98%	1.29%	31.63%
Black	0%	0.87%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.41%	0%