Seward

English

"sea defender"

Seward Origin and Meaning

The name Seward is a boy's name of English origin meaning "sea defender".

Double whammy: the expression "Seward's folly" and inevitable sewer jokes.

Seward Rank in US Top 1000

# 897 in the US

Famous People Named Seward

• Seward Bishop Collins American publisher and socialite
• Seward Smith American politician and judge
• William Seward Burroughs I American inventor
• William Seward Burroughs II American Beat novelist; grandson of the above
• John Seward Johnson I American philanthropist and heir to Johnson & Johnson
• John Seward Johnson II American pop artist; son of the above
• William Henry Seward US politician; governor of New York, as a U.S. senator, and as secretary of state during the Civil War