Explore the Family Name Sees

The meaning of Sees

German: variant of Seese.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Sees" has slightly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 27,646 in terms of commonality with a count of 820 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, its rank had marginally improved to 27,625 with a count of 871 individuals, marking a 6.22% increase over the decade. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k population remained constant at 0.3 over these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,646	#27,625	0.08%
Count	820	871	6.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.3	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sees

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Sees", data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of people with this surname were identified as White (94.02%), followed by those identifying as two or more races (2.44%). There was also a small percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (1.34%), Hispanic (1.34%), and Black (0.85%), while no individuals were identified as American Indian or Alaskan Native. By 2010, there was a slight decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying as White (93.46%) and a minor decrease in those identifying as two or more races (2.41%). Notably, there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic (2.53%) and the introduction of individuals identifying as American Indian or Alaskan Native (0.69%). Data for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black was suppressed to maintain privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.02%	93.46%	-0.6%
Hispanic	1.34%	2.53%	88.81%
Two or More Races	2.44%	2.41%	-1.23%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.34%	0%	0%
Black	0.85%	0%	0%