Explore the Family Name Seme

The meaning of Seme

1. Slovenian (also Šeme): from an old vernacular short form of the personal name Simon and its old variant Šimen. 2. French and Haitian (Semé): apparently a nickname from French semé, past participle of the verb semer ‘to sow’. This surname is very rare in France. It was brought to the US (mainly) from Haiti. 3. East African (Tanzania and Kenya): unexplained.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Seme has seen a growth in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 64,008 to 54,296, indicating a positive change of 15.17%. In terms of the count, there was an increase from 291 to 380 individuals with this surname, reflecting a 30.58% growth. Moreover, the proportion per 100,000 people also saw an upswing from 0.11 to 0.13, a change of 18.18%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#54,296	15.17%
Count	291	380	30.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.13	18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seme

The ethnicity associated with the surname Seme also underwent some changes from 2000 to 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 59.11% to 42.11%, the Black ethnicity saw a substantial increase from 32.65% to 52.89%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category appeared for the first time in 2010 with 1.32%, and so did the Hispanic category with 2.89%. However, the proportion of those who identify with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 5.50% in 2000. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero throughout.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	32.65%	52.89%	61.99%
White	59.11%	42.11%	-28.76%
Hispanic	0%	2.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.32%	0%
Two or More Races	5.5%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%