How common is the surname Seth?

3,344 people in the United States had the surname Seth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,328 Americans. It ranked 9,701st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Seth?

Reidun Seth, association football player.

Where is the surname Seth most common?

Wikidata records people named Seth in Norway.

Is the surname Seth getting more or less common?

More common. 2,536 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,344 in 2010, up 32%.

Is Seth also a first name?

Yes. Seth is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Seth

A surname, carried by 3,344 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Seth is more common than 94% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,344 people named Seth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,328 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,536.

#9,701

rank among US surnames

3,344

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+31.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,396)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,692	Geis	3,347	92,245
#9,695	Charleston	3,346	92,273
#9,698	Vanzant	3,345	92,301
#9,701	Vancamp	3,344	92,328
#9,708	Culler	3,343	92,356
#9,709	Mahmoud	3,342	92,383
#9,710	Gigliotti	3,341	92,411

Who is named Seth

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

46% of people named Seth identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 46%
White (not Hispanic) 40%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.9%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Seths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Reidun Seth
Association football player, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Seth

Seth has the Soundex code S300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S300.

Questions

How common is the surname Seth?: 3,344 people in the United States had the surname Seth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,328 Americans. It ranked 9,701st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Seth?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Seth identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Seth?: Reidun Seth, association football player.
Where is the surname Seth most common?: Wikidata records people named Seth in Norway.
Is the surname Seth getting more or less common?: More common. 2,536 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,344 in 2010, up 32%.
Is Seth also a first name?: Yes. Seth is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.