Find out how popular the last name Seagraves is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Seagraves.

Seagraves, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Seagraves surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Seagraves in America

Seagraves is the 9712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Seagraves surname appeared 3,340 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Seagraves.

We can also compare 2010 data for Seagraves to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Seagraves

The surname Seagraves has its origins in England, emerging in the medieval period. It is derived from the Old English words "sæ" meaning sea, and "græf" meaning grove or small wood, indicating that the name initially referred to someone who lived near a seaside woodland or coastal forest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, where it is spelled as "de Seagrave". This early spelling variation suggests that the name may have initially been a locational surname, referring to someone from a specific place called Seagrave.

While the name does not appear in the Domesday Book of 1086, there are mentions of the surname in various medieval records and manuscripts from the 13th and 14th centuries. These include references to individuals such as John de Seagrave, who was a prominent knight and military commander during the Scottish Wars of Independence in the early 14th century.

In the late 14th century, the name is recorded as "Segreue" in the Poll Tax Returns of Yorkshire, indicating the evolution of the spelling over time. Another notable bearer of the name was Sir Nicholas Seagraves, a member of the English gentry in the 15th century, who served as the Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1467.

During the Tudor period, the name is found in various records, such as the Subsidy Rolls of 1524, where it is spelled as "Seagrave". One prominent individual from this era was Sir Edward Seagraves, a courtier and member of the English Parliament who lived from 1505 to 1578.

In the 17th century, the spelling of the name further evolved to its modern form of "Seagraves". One notable bearer from this period was William Seagraves, a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in the late 1600s, indicating the surname's presence in colonial America.

Other individuals with the surname Seagraves who left their mark on history include Robert Seagraves, a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War, and Sir John Seagraves, a prominent English judge and legal scholar in the early 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Seagraves

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Seagraves.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Seagraves was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Seagraves has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Seagraves was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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