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Seales Name Meaning

English: variant of Seals .

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


Similar surnames: Seals, Seale, Smales, Searles, Beales, Eales, Sealey, Swales, Sales

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Where is the Seales family from?

You can see how Seales families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Seales family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Seales families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 25 Seales families living in Ontario. This was about 61% of all the recorded Seales's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Seales families in 1911.
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What did your Seales ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Operator were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Seales. 78% of Seales men worked as a Farmer and 50% of Seales women worked as an Operator. Some less common occupations for Americans named Seales were Cultivateur and Clerk. .

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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 Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    78%
  • Cultivateur
    23%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Operator
    50%
  • Clerk
    50%
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Census Records

There are 18,000 census records available for the last name Seales. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Seales census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Seales. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Seales. For the veterans among your Seales ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Seales lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Seales life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1967. The average life expectancy for Seales in 1953 was 41, and 78 in 2004.

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