# Sene (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/sene/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 555 |
| US rank (2010) | 39,607 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 556,298 people |
| Change since 2000 | +44% (386 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Serer Sène; this surname is predominantly found in the Thiès Region of Senegal. * Possibly a respelling of French Sené, a nickname from Old French sené (“sage, wise”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sene in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 21% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 13% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |

## Similar surnames

Sena, Senn, Sen, Sine, Suen, Sane, Senne, Senna, Shen, Sweeny, Sweeney, Snow.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.