What does Seward mean?

Seward as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Seward is "sea guardian; victory guardian". Earl Siward (11th-century) of Northumberland (in England) was a general of the English army. In more modern times, William Henry Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson, was responsible for the American purchase of Alaska from Russia. Mostly 19th century use.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Se-, -ard

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, sea, guardian (defender), victory, earl (noble), england, army (warrior), modern, 19th century

Variations

VARIANTS Sewerd, Siward

How popular is Seward?

Seward is a rare first name for men but a very popular surname for all people (#3292 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Alhard (see Allard), Aliard, Asgard, Bayard, Bernard▼, Derward, Durward▼, Eadward, Edgard, Eduard, Edvard, Edward▼, Ellard, Eudard, Everard, Evrard, Eward, Ferd, Gerard▼, Gerhard, Gerrard, Girard, Halward, Haward, Hazard, Hobard, Howard▼, Jerard, Jerarrd (see Gerard), Kenward, Lenard▼, Lennard, Leonard▼, Menard, Renard, Rennard, Reynard, Rikard, Said, Sean▼, Seann, Seasar, Sebert, Segar, Seguaro (see Saguaro), Sela, Selah, Sellars, Seraph, Severn, Sewald, Sewall, Sewell, Sezar, Shad▼, Shepard▲, Sheppard, Sherard, Sherrard, Sigvard, Spark, Spear, Speare, Spears, Stark, Starr, Stearn, Steinard, Steward, Stewart▼, Stuart▼, Swain, Swayn, Vernard and Ward▼. These names tend to be more frequently used than Seward.