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Seawright Family History

Seawright Surname Meaning

Scottish (Ayrshire and Lanarkshire): variant of Sievewright an occupational name for someone who made sieves from Middle English and Older Scots.

Sive means ‘sieve’ and wright or wricht means ‘wright’.

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


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You can see how Seawright families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Seawright family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Seawright families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 9 Seawright families living in Durham. This was about 53% of all the recorded Seawright's in United Kingdom. Durham had the highest population of Seawright families in 1891.
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What did your Seawright ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Seawright. 100% of Seawright women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 570 immigration records available for the last name Seawright. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Seawright. For the veterans among your Seawright ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Seawright lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Seawright life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Seawright in 1945 was 27, and 70 in 2004.

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