How common is the surname Seales?

2,070 people in the United States had the surname Seales in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,152 Americans. It ranked 14,434th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Seales?

Franklyn Seales, American actor (1952–1990).

Where is the surname Seales most common?

Wikidata records people named Seales in the United States.

Is the surname Seales getting more or less common?

More common. 1,820 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,070 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Seales

A surname, carried by 2,070 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Seales is more common than 91.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,070 people named Seales in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,152 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,820.

#14,434

rank among US surnames

2,070

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+13.7%

change since 2000 (was #14,920)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,427	Castilla	2,071	149,080
#14,434	Sumlin	2,070	149,152
#14,443	Busick	2,069	149,225

Who is named Seales

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

51% of people named Seales identified as white (not Hispanic), 40% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 40%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.1%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sealess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Franklyn Seales
American actor (1952–1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Seales

Seales has the Soundex code S420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S420.

Questions

How common is the surname Seales?: 2,070 people in the United States had the surname Seales in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,152 Americans. It ranked 14,434th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Seales?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Seales identified as white (not Hispanic), and 40% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Seales?: Franklyn Seales, American actor (1952–1990).
Where is the surname Seales most common?: Wikidata records people named Seales in the United States.
Is the surname Seales getting more or less common?: More common. 1,820 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,070 in 2010, up 14%.