Seal
English
editEtymology
edit- As an English surname, spelling variant of Sale
- As an occupational English surname, related to seal
- As an occupational English surname, from Old French sele (“saddle”)
- As an English nickname-derived surname, from seal (the animal)
- As a Jewish surname, spelling variant or semantic loan of Siegel
Proper noun
editSeal (plural Seals)
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Seal is the 3797th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9316 individuals. Seal is most common among White (91.04%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Seal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.