Sealey Family Crest & Name History

The spelling Sealey grew out of Seeley, an English surname with a long paper trail. Name scholars give the meaning as “Happy or fortunate”.

• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Spelled with “a” instead of “e”, Sealey shows how the same name was heard and written differently.
• Sealey ranked 8,934 in the 2010 US Census, with 3,665 people answering to the name. That puts it among the top 10,000 US surnames.
• Other spellings include Sealy and Seely.

Sealey coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Seeley surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Sealey surname pack.