Seward

Where Seward comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Seward.

Seward through the years
  1. 1870
    Seward H. Williams born
    American politician
  2. 1881
    First appearance
    #866 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1894
    Peak, #668
    10 babies named Seward, its best rank.
  4. 1895
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,079.
  5. 1899
    Seward Collins born
    American publisher
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Seward Collins · American publisher, 1899–1952
  • Seward H. Williams · American politician, 1870–1922
  • Seward Smith · American judge, 1830–1886

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.