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Seck Family History

Seck Surname Meaning

North German: topographic name for someone who lived in a damp place from Low German seck ‘wet land’ or a habitational name from Seck near Limburg.

North German: metonymic occupational name from Middle Low German sek ‘plow share’ for a maker of this object.

West African (mainly Senegal): name found among the Wolof, Lebou, and Tukulor peoples of unexplained etymology.

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


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You can see how Seck families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Seck family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Seck families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 14 Seck families living in Yorkshire. This was about 33% of all the recorded Seck's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Seck families in 1891.
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What did your Seck ancestors do for a living?

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

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

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 918 immigration records available for the last name Seck. 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 894 military records available for the last name Seck. For the veterans among your Seck ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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