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

Sejour, 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 Sejour surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sejour in America

Sejour is the 40082nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sejour surname appeared 547 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Sejour.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sejour 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 Sejour

The surname SEJOUR originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French word "sejour," which means "sojourn" or "temporary stay." The name likely referred to someone who was a traveler or sojourner, perhaps a merchant or trader who frequently journeyed from one place to another.

In the 13th century, the name SEJOUR appeared in various records and documents across northern France, particularly in the regions of Normandy and Picardy. One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the records of the Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy, where a certain Guillaume SEJOUR was mentioned as a landowner in the year 1274.

The name SEJOUR has also been found in historical manuscripts and records from other parts of France, such as the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, which dates back to the 12th century. This suggests that the name was relatively widespread throughout the country during the medieval period.

One notable bearer of the SEJOUR surname was Jean SEJOUR, a French merchant and explorer who lived in the late 16th century. He is known for his travels to the Americas and his accounts of the indigenous peoples he encountered. Another prominent figure was Pierre SEJOUR, a French playwright and novelist who lived from 1719 to 1784 and is best known for his comedy "Le Déserteur."

Other individuals with the SEJOUR surname throughout history include Marie-Anne SEJOUR (1743-1810), a French actress and playwright; Louis-Philippe SEJOUR (1819-1896), a French lawyer and politician; and Victor SEJOUR (1817-1874), a Louisiana-born writer and playwright of mixed-race ancestry who is considered one of the founders of the Francophone literature of the African diaspora.

The SEJOUR name has also been associated with various place names in France, such as the village of Séjour in the department of Aisne, and the commune of Séjour-le-Petit in the department of Marne. These place names may have derived from the surname itself or vice versa, reflecting the connection between the name and the concept of a temporary residence or stopover.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sejour

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

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

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