Seth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland
Scotland

The surname Seth was both an Irish and Scotch name. It is derived from the Gaelic personal name "Sithech," meaning "wolf."

Early Origins of the Seth family

The surname Seth was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat on the lands of Muthill with manor and estates in that shire. The first mention of the Clan was their recorded presence at the General Council by King Malcolm Canmore at Forfar in 1061. However, this name has come to be known as Irish where it is a common name, especially in north-east Ulster.

Early History of the Seth family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Seth research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1689, 1799, 1825, 1843, 1876 and 1895 are included under the topic Early Seth History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Seth Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Shaw, Shawe, Shave, Sheaves, Shaves, Shay, Shayes and many more.

Early Notables of the Seth family

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Seth Ranking

In the United States, the name Seth is the 10,567^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Seth migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Seth Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jacob Seth, who landed in Maryland in 1666-1750 2
William Seth, who arrived in Maryland in 1669 2
Margaret Seth, who landed in Maryland in 1675 2

Seth migration to Australia +

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

Seth Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Benjamin Seth, English convict who was convicted in Middlesex, London, England for life, transported aboard the "Enchantress"on 6th April 1833, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Seth (post 1700) +

Waqar Ahmed Seth (1961-2020), Pakistani jurist, Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court 28 June 2018 to 2020
Marvin Seth Goodfriend (1950-2019), American economist and professor of economics at Carnegie Mellon University
Andrew Seth Pringle -Pattison (1856-1931), born Andrew Seth, a Scottish philosopher from Edinburgh
Jonathan Seth Shurberg (1963-2017), American attorney, community advocate, and 2014 Democratic Party candidate for state delegate
Morgan Seth Earp (1851-1882), American deputy lawman, brother to Virgil and Wyatt Earp, wounded at the O.K. Coral gunfight, assassinated on March 18, 1882 while he was playing billiards
Michael Seth Maness (b. 1988), American Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
Michael Seth Marler (b. 1981), American Arena football Placekicker
David Seth Doggett (1810-1880), American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Michael Seth McClung (b. 1981), American starting pitcher in the National Baseball League
Andrew Seth Upson (1835-1905), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1880; Member of Connecticut State Senate, 1880-82 4

The Seth Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Te Ipsum nosce
Motto Translation: know thyself.

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/enchantress
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html