Explore the Family Name Seman

The meaning of Seman

1. Czech and Slovak: variant of Zeman ‘yeoman farmer’. 2. Rusyn: from the personal name Seman, an equivalent of Simeon. Compare Seaman. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Seemann. 4. English (Norfolk and Suffolk): variant of Seaman.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Seman saw a slight decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 13,641, but by 2010 it had dropped to a rank of 13,871, marking a decrease of 1.69%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased from 2,040 in 2000 to 2,178 in 2010, an increase of 6.76%. The proportion of people with the Seman surname per 100,000 decreased slightly from 0.76 to 0.74 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,641	#13,871	-1.69%
Count	2,040	2,178	6.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.74	-2.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seman

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were shifts among those bearing the Seman surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority identifying as White decreased slightly from 92.50% to 88.84%. The Hispanic population carrying the Seman surname experienced a significant increase of 53.88%, moving from 2.06% to 3.17%. There was also a minor increase within the Black community, increasing from 2.30% to 2.89%. Asian/Pacific Islander representation emerged, going from 0% to 3.72%, while those identifying with two or more races disappeared from the data set. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained stagnant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.5%	88.84%	-3.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3.72%	0%
Hispanic	2.06%	3.17%	53.88%
Black	2.3%	2.89%	25.65%
Two or More Races	1.86%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%