Seal

See also: seal, SEAL, seál, and seäl

English

Etymology

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

Seal (plural Seals)

A surname.
A village in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Seal is the 3797^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9316 individuals. Seal is most common among White (91.04%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Seal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

ASLE, Ales, ELAS, Elsa, LAEs, LEAs, Sale, Salé, Sela, aels, ales, lase, leas, sale, sela

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