Senegal Family History
Senegal Name Meaning
African American: from a personal name based on the name of the African country Senegal. It originates from LA where the majority of slaves was brought over from the Senegambia. French: rare variant of Sénécal a status name for a seneschal (see Senecal ) possibly respelled under the influence of the well known name of the African country (see 1 above). This may in some cases also be an Americanized form of the French surname. Compare Sinegal .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022