How common is the surname Seager?

2,125 people in the United States had the surname Seager in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,292 Americans. It ranked 14,139th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Seager?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Seager identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Seager?

Corey Seager, American baseball player (born 1994), followed by Kyle Seager.

Where is the surname Seager most common?

Wikidata records people named Seager in the United States.

Is the surname Seager getting more or less common?

More common. 1,928 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,125 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Seager

An English surname, carried by 2,125 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Seager is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

From the Old English personal name Sǣgar, which is composed of the elements sǣ (“sea”) and gār (“spear”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,125 people named Seager in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,292 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,928.

#14,139

rank among US surnames

2,125

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+10.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,265)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,137	Pavia	2,126	145,224
#14,139	Fujii	2,125	145,292
#14,148	Longwell	2,124	145,360

Who is named Seager

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Seager identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Seagers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Corey Seager
American baseball player (born 1994)
Kyle Seager
American baseball player, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Seegars

Surnames that sound like Seager

Seager has the Soundex code S260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S260.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Seager come from?: From the Old English personal name Sǣgar, which is composed of the elements sǣ (“sea”) and gār (“spear”).
How common is the surname Seager?: 2,125 people in the United States had the surname Seager in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,292 Americans. It ranked 14,139th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Seager?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Seager identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Seager?: Corey Seager, American baseball player (born 1994), followed by Kyle Seager.
Where is the surname Seager most common?: Wikidata records people named Seager in the United States.
Is the surname Seager getting more or less common?: More common. 1,928 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,125 in 2010, up 10%.
What are other spellings of Seager?: Seegars.