Last Name SEAMAN

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Meaning	The son of Seman, whence Seaman, genitive Seamans. A sailor, one who follows the sea.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish, Slovakian, Falkland

Rank	2,492 (2000 US census)	2,464 (1990 US census)

Count	13,260 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

94.25%, or 12498 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
1.17%, or 155 total occurrences, as black,
0.66%, or 88 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.54%, or 72 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.53%, or 203 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.85%, or 245 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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