# Seymour (surname)

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

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,436 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,394 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,138 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.1% (24,427 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsiːmɔː(ɹ)/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a Norman surname from a place in Normandy, from Old French Saint-Maur, from Late Latin Sanctus Maurus (“Saint Maurus”). The name is cognate to Murry and Maurice.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Seymour 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) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Seymour in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom, The Bahamas, the Kingdom of England and Australia.

## People named Seymour

- Jane Seymour, British actress
- Stephanie Seymour, American model and actress (born 1968)
- Horatio Seymour, American politician (1810–1886)
- William J. Seymour, American minister (1870–1922)
- Cara Seymour, British actress
- Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (1539-1621)
- Steve Seymour, American track and field athlete (1920-1973)
- Dan Seymour, American actor (1915-1993)
- Anne Seymour, American actress (1909-1988)
- Clarine Seymour, American silent film actress (1898–1920)
- Ethel Seymour, British artistic gymnast (1880-1963)
- Carolyn Seymour, British actress (born 1947)

and 10 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Seymore, Skinner, Sumner, Sommer, Sonnier, Shaner, Senior, Samora, Sanner, Summer, Swanner, Schommer.

## 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.