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

Seville, 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 Seville surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Seville in America

Seville is the 24554th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Seville surname appeared 1,018 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 Seville.

We can also compare 2010 data for Seville 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 Seville

The surname Seville originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Andalusia, where the city of Seville is located. This name can be traced back to the 8th century, during the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula.

Seville is derived from the Latin name "Hispalis," which was the Roman name for the city of Seville. The name is believed to have evolved from the Phoenician term "Spal," meaning "flat land" or "plain," referring to the geographical location of the city on the Guadalquivir River.

In the 11th century, the name Seville appears in the Domesday Book, a record of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This suggests that individuals with this surname may have migrated from Spain to England during the Norman conquest or shortly thereafter.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Seville was Juan de Seville, a renowned explorer and navigator who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the Americas in 1493. Another notable figure was Pedro de Seville, a Spanish painter and sculptor who lived in the 16th century and contributed to the Renaissance art movement in Spain.

In the 17th century, a Dutch mathematician and astronomer named Willebrord Snellius, also known as Willebrord Seville van Royen, made significant contributions to the field of trigonometry and the development of the modern telescope. He was born in 1580 and died in 1626.

During the 18th century, a French composer and pianist named François Seville gained recognition for his works, which included sonatas and concertos for the harpsichord. He was born in 1736 and died in 1799.

In the 19th century, an American author and journalist named Ambrose Seville became known for his travel writings and accounts of life in the American West. He was born in 1830 and died in 1903.

Throughout history, the surname Seville has been associated with various place names and variations in spelling, such as Sevilla, Sevile, and Seville, reflecting the cultural influences and linguistic changes over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Seville

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

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

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