Explore the Family Name Semans

The meaning of Semans

Altered form of English Seamans.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Semans experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 54,880th most popular surname, which dropped to 57,639th in 2010, representing a change of -5.03%. The count of individuals with this surname, however, saw a marginal increase from 351 in 2000 to 353 in 2010, a growth rate of 0.57%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people with the Semans surname per 100,000 population fell from 0.13 to 0.12, marking a -7.69% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,880	#57,639	-5.03%
Count	351	353	0.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Semans

Shifting focus to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Semans identified as White, although the percentage decreased from 94.02% in 2000 to 87.25% in 2010, a decrease of 7.20%. The ethnicity data also shows an increase in the American Indian and Alaskan Native group from 1.71% to 4.82%, a significant increase of 181.87%. A small portion of the Semans population identified as Hispanic, with a negligible decrease from 1.71% in 2000 to 1.70% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander and Black groups did not have any representation in this surname's population during these years. Notably, there was a new appearance in those identifying as having two or more ethnicities at 4.53% in 2010, but data suppression (S) applied for the year 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.02%	87.25%	-7.2%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.71%	4.82%	181.87%
Two or More Races	0%	4.53%	0%
Hispanic	1.71%	1.7%	-0.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%