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![Show Contents]() Seeny Surname History
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 England
The Seeny family name dates back to 1066 when the Norman Conquest of England introduced a plethora of new names and words into Britain. It comes from an early member of the family who was a person with lordly bearing, or the older of two people with the same name. The first is by analogy with the French seigneur, meaning lord. Early Origins of the Seeny familyThe surname Seeny was first found in Norfolk, where the family was granted lands by William the Conqueror for having assisted at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The earliest known bearer of the name was Walter Seignure, who was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of Norfolk in 1164. Early History of the Seeny familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Seeny research. Another 176 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1164, 1212, 1271, 1382, 1475, 1565, 1845 and 1887 are included under the topic Early Seeny History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Seeny Spelling VariationsA multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Senior, Sinyeard, Singard, Sinyard, Sinor, Sayner, Saynor, Sayner and many more. Early Notables of the Seeny familyAnother 33 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Seeny Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Seeny migration to the United States | + |
Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Seeny or a variant listed above:
Seeny Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Sarah Seeny, who arrived in Maryland in 1677 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Seeny migration to the United States 
