Seal

See also: seal and SEAL

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 of Siegel

Proper noun

Seal (plural Seals)

1. A surname.
2. 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

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