The seal Surname
seal Name Meaning and History
- English: variant of Sale 1.
- English: metonymic occupational name for a maker of seals or signet rings, from Middle English, Old French seel ‘seal’ (Latin sigillum).
- English: metonymic occupational name for a maker of saddles, from Old French seele ‘saddle’.
- English: nickname for a plump or ungainly person, from Middle English sele ‘seal’ (the aquatic mammal).
- Americanized form (translation) of Jewish Siegel.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Cpl. Aaron L. Seal, 23, of Elkhart, Ind., died Oct. 1, 2006 |
| 1 |
| SEAL or SEALE or SEALS or SEEL or SEELS | Nancy Hammes | 94 |
| William Rolfe Seal |
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| Seal, Christopher McKim |
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| 0 |
| SEAL families , Leics, Derbys, Yorks, Notts etc |
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| 19 |
| HARRY SEAL |
masonquery
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| SEAL(E) & TURNER | jim | 1 |
| Ezekial Seal b. 1756 PLEASE HELP! |
Jake Seal
| 14 |
| Paul Seal-Utah | Kim Barrow | 1 |
| The Seal Line | Pearl O.Payne | 18 |
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