How common is the surname Seely?

5,571 people in the United States had the surname Seely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,420 Americans. It ranked 6,150th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Seely?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Seely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Seely?

Sybil Seely, American actress (1902–1984), followed by Jeannie Seely.

Where is the surname Seely most common?

Wikidata records people named Seely in the United States.

Is the surname Seely getting more or less common?

More common. 5,455 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,571 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Seely

A surname, carried by 5,571 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Seely is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

Spelling variant of Seely.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,571 people named Seely in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,420 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,455.

#6,150

rank among US surnames

5,571

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,805)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,147	Storms	5,575	55,380
#6,148	Lafrance	5,574	55,390
#6,149	Wendel	5,572	55,410
#6,150	Seely	5,571	55,420

Who is named Seely

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

93% of people named Seely identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Seelys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sybil Seely
American actress (1902–1984)
Jeannie Seely
American singer-songwriter (1940–2025)
Allysa Seely
American paratriathlete and Paralympic gold medalist, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Seely

Seely has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

Questions

Where does the surname Seely come from?: Spelling variant of Seely.
How common is the surname Seely?: 5,571 people in the United States had the surname Seely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,420 Americans. It ranked 6,150th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Seely?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Seely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Seely?: Sybil Seely, American actress (1902–1984), followed by Jeannie Seely.
Where is the surname Seely most common?: Wikidata records people named Seely in the United States.
Is the surname Seely getting more or less common?: More common. 5,455 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,571 in 2010, up 2.1%.