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

Seese, 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 Seese surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Seese in America

Seese is the 13798th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Seese surname appeared 2,191 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 Seese.

We can also compare 2010 data for Seese 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 Seese

The surname Seese originated in Germany, with records dating back to the 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "sieze," which referred to a person's residence or dwelling place.

The earliest known bearer of the name was Johannes Seese, a farmer mentioned in a church record from the village of Niederseese, near the town of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany, in the year 1387. This village's name, Niederseese, likely contributed to the formation of the surname.

During the 15th century, the name appeared in various spellings, such as Sese, Seyse, and Seiss, reflecting regional dialect variations. In 1492, a document from the city of Nuremberg referred to a merchant named Hans Seese, indicating the name's presence in urban centers.

The Seese surname is also found in historical records from the neighboring regions of Westphalia and the Rhineland. In the 16th century, a notable figure was Heinrich Seese, a Protestant reformer and theologian born in Soest, Westphalia, in 1521.

As the name spread across German-speaking territories, it occasionally appeared in different forms, such as Seess or Seeser. One prominent individual was Johann Seese, a respected jurist and law professor at the University of Jena, who lived from 1588 to 1662.

In the 18th century, a notable bearer of the Seese name was Johann Gottfried Seese, a composer and organist born in Saxony in 1723. He is known for his contributions to sacred music and his compositions for organ and other instruments.

Another significant figure was Friedrich Seese, a military officer and diplomat from Hesse who played a role in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1768 and served as a representative of the Grand Duchy of Hesse at the Congress of Vienna in 1815.

These are just a few examples of individuals throughout history who bore the surname Seese, which has its roots in the German language and can be traced back to the medieval period in various regions of what is now modern-day Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Seese

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

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 Seese 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 Seese 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 Seese was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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