Seddon Family History

Seddon Surname Meaning

English (Lancashire):: apparently a habitational name from a Lancashire place which has not been identified. The surname is extremely common in Lancashire especially in the Manchester area where it was first recorded in the 14th century.

variant of Seadon perhaps a habitational name from Seething (Norfolk). The placename probably means ‘(place of) the people of a man called Sītha’ from an Old English personal name Sītha + the groupname suffix -ingas.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Sneddon, Hedden, Sheldon, Eldon, Weldon, Yeadon, Smerdon, Weedon, Shedden, Hendon

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7K	Military Records
8K	Immigration Records
63K	Census and Voter Lists
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You can see how Seddon families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Seddon family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Seddon families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 3,785 Seddon families living in Lancashire. This was about 85% of all the recorded Seddon's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Seddon families in 1891.

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What did your Seddon ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Seddon. 14% of Seddon men worked as a General labourer and 69% of Seddon women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Seddon were Insurance agent and Incapacitated.

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General labourer

14%

Motor driver

Colliery hewer

Insurance agent

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Unpaid domestic

Cotton weaver

Incapacitated

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What is the average Seddon lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Seddon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Seddon in 1944 was 26, and 78 in 2004.

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Seddon Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Seddon family from?

What did your Seddon ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

14%

Motor driver

Colliery hewer

Insurance agent

Unpaid domestic duties

69%

Unpaid domestic

Cotton weaver

Incapacitated

What Seddon family records will you find?

What is the average Seddon lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Seddon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Seddon in 1944 was 26, and 78 in 2004.

Seddon Family History

Seddon Surname Meaning

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