Seamons History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The distinguished surname Seamons is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It is derived from the Old English "saemann," meaning "sea-man," and was likely first borne by a sailor. "Sæmann occurs in Domesday-Book. Seman is the usual 13th-cent [version of the name] Occasionally this name may represent the Anglo-Saxon Saemund [Old English sae, sea+mund, protector] and Sigemund [Old English sige, victory]" 1

"In the Domesday of Surrey there is a Seman, who held lands before the making of that record. Anglo-Saxon Sae-mann, a sailor." 2

Early Origins of the Seamons family

The surname Seamons was first found in Suffolk, where the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list: Seman de Reston; Seman le Carpenter; Seman Eche; and Robert filius Seman at that time. The first record of the family was listed in Hodgson's History of Northumberland where John filius Semanni was listed there in 1169. 3

Kirby's Quest lists Seman le Collar in Somerset, 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward's reign.) 4

Later, the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Robertus Saymon. 3

Early History of the Seamons family

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Seamons Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Seaman, Seamom, Semon, Seman, Seamons, Semones and many more.

Early Notables of the Seamons family

Distinguished members of the family include William Seaman (1606-1680), English Orientalist, first translator of the New Testament into Turkish. In 1628 he became rector of Upton-Scudamore, a living in the gift of Queen's College, Oxford, which he held up to the time of his death. Lazarus Seaman (died 1675), was an English Puritan divine, a native of Leicester, where he was born...
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Seamons Ranking

In the United States, the name Seamons is the 17,569^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 5

Seamons migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Seamons Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Edmund Seamons, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Orator" in 1849 6
Mary Loader Seamons, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Orator" in 1849 6
Elizabeth Seamons, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Orator" in 1849 6
Sarah Seamons, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Orator" in 1849 6
Charles Seamons, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Orator" in 1849 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Seamons (post 1700) +

Todd R. Seamons, American researcher with the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle
Kent Seamons, American Professor of Computer Science, Brigham Young University

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The ORATOR 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Orator.htm