Seavey Family Crest and Last Name Background

The Seavey last name has English roots. Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “descendant of Saewig (sea, war)”.

Where the name comes from

Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name.

About 2,418 people in the United States were recorded as Seavey in 2010, placing it 12,760 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 25,000 American surnames.

Family crest and blazon

If a Seavey family bore arms, our report explains whose they were and what the blazon shows.

Get the complete Seavey report, with a museum-style coat of arms.