Seward is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Seward
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Seward

How popular is Seward?

Seward is common in United States.

Seward is ranked 27829 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Seward bearers increased by 4.125363 per cent in 2010 US census to 10399 since 2000, the surname slipped by 138 spots and ranked at 3430. The last name was found in around 35 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.66 76.47
Black 19.67 19.34
Others 2.54 1.84
Hispanic or Latino 2 1.27
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.59 0.48
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.55 0.6
Seward is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while United States Virgin Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 18186 people have been found who wears Seward as their family name. Seward is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
918,840 India5
11,480 Japan4
941 Liberia3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
4,104 South Korea2
12,172 Ghana2
13,552 Qatar2
35,969 Denmark2
26,123 Malaysia2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
6,103 Cyprus2
20,186 Kenya2
53,033 Nigeria1
408 Åland1
47,891 Norway1
7,191 Afghanistan1
2,040 Mali1
30,360 Thailand1
1,572 Macau1
37,493 Austria1
34,581 Chile1
3,307 Malta1
11,510 Oman1
17,768 Pakistan1
2,309 Monaco1
153,416 Italy1
16,640 Hong Kong1
56,169 Mexico1
28,746 Algeria1
7,292 Vietnam1
11,486 Estonia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
36,547 Switzerland27
11,685 Singapore24
46,826 Zimbabwe22
75,986 Spain20
886 United States Virgin Islands18
220,909 Ukraine12
3,922 China11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,144 New Zealand88
11,524 Sweden80
117,149 France73
4,790 Ireland71
8,082 Scotland59
17,601 United Arab Emirates54
Countries with hundreds of Seward:
6,314 Australia459
17,476 South Africa347
1,521 Wales260
39,199 Philippines258
43,536 Germany235
33,601 Argentina149
Countries with thousands of Seward:
3,239 England2,377
3,882 Canada1,187
Countries with ten thousands of Seward:
3,270 United States12,299
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Bart Seward worked as blacksmith and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 33 years old embarked for USA from Cork & Liverpool on Victoria and arrived on July 26, 1849. Mary Seward (28) Immigrant, Immigrant Bess Seward, Denis Seward (30) Immigrant, are other Seward that migrated to US.

Seward Namesakes

  • Frances Adeline Seward, William H. Seward's daughter
  • Valerie Anne Seward Folkard, Fred V. Merrick's daughter
  • William H. Seward, Former United States Secretary of State
  • William H. Seward, Former United States Secretary of State
  • Billie Seward, Actress
  • Harrie Seward, Australian Politician
  • Alec Seward, Singer
  • Mary C. Seward, Poet
  • Vanessa Seward, Fashion Designer
  • Desmond Seward, Author

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