Seymour (surname)

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Seymour is an English toponymic surname.

Some Seymours are of French-Canadian origin who changed their name from Simard to Seymour once they have moved to the USA.

Notable individuals with this surname include:

• A. J. Seymour (1914–1989), Guyanese poet, essayist, memoirist and editor
• Alan Seymour (1927–2015), Australian playwright and writer
• Algernon Seymour (disambiguation)
• Archibald Seymour, 13th Duke of Somerset (1810–1891)
• Beauchamp Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester (1821–1895), British admiral
• Benjamin Seymour (c. 1806–1880), Canadian politician
• Brett Seymour (born 1984), Australian rugby league player
• Cara Seymour (born 1964), English actress
• Carolyn Seymour (born 1947), English actress
• Charles Seymour (disambiguation)
• Claire Seymour (1970–2024), English educator, violinist and music reviewer
• Cy Seymour (1872–1919), American Major League Baseball player
• David Seymour (disambiguation)
• Edward Seymour (disambiguation)
• Elijah Seymour (born 1998), Caymanian footballer
• Elizabeth Seymour (disambiguation)
• Eliza Seymour Lee (1800–1874), American pastry chef and restaurateur
• Eleanor Seymour (born in 2003) British artist and writer
• Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset (1882–1954)
• Felipe Seymour (born 1987), Chilean football player
• Forrest W. Seymour (1905–1983), American journalist
• Frances Seymour (disambiguation)
• Francis Seymour (disambiguation)
• Frederick Seymour (1820–1869), Irish-born colonial administrator, Governor of the Colony of British Columbia
• George Seymour (disambiguation)
• Gerald Seymour (born 1941), British writer
• Gordon Seymour, pseudonym of Charles Waldstein (1856–1927), Anglo-American archaeologist and short story writer
• Henry Seymour (disambiguation)
• Hezekiah C. Seymour (1811–1853), American civil engineer, New York State Engineer and Surveyor
• Horatio Seymour (disambiguation)
• Hugh Seymour (disambiguation)
• James Seymour (disambiguation)
• Jane Seymour (disambiguation)
• John Seymour (disambiguation)
• Katie Seymour (1870–1903), British burlesque and vaudeville entertainer
• Kelly Seymour (1936–2019), South African cricketer
• Ken Seymour (born 1930), Australian rules footballer
• Kevon Seymour (born 1993), American football player
• Lynn Seymour (1939–2023), Canadian ballerina and choreographer
• Mark Seymour (born 1956), Australian musician
• Mark Seymour (1897–1952), English golfer
• Mary Seymour (1548–1550?), daughter of Catherine Parr and Thomas, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley
• Mary Foot Seymour (1846–1893), American law reporter, business woman, school founder, journalist
• Matthew Seymour (1669–1735), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut, and founding settler of Ridgefield, Connecticut
• Maxine Seymour, Bahamian politician
• Michel Seymour (born 1954), Canadian philosopher and professor
• Michael Seymour (disambiguation)
• Miranda Seymour (born 1948), English literary critic, novelist, and biographer
• Naomi Seymour (born 1938), Bahamian politician
• Nick Seymour (born 1958), Australian bass guitarist
• Paul Seymour (American football) (born 1950), American footballer
• Paul Seymour (mathematician) (born 1950), mathematician
• Paul Seymour (basketball) (1928–1988), American basketball player and coach
• Percy Seymour, 18th Duke of Somerset (1910–1984)
• Phil Seymour (1952–1993), American power pop musician
• Phil Seymour (American football) (1947–2013), American football player
• Richard Seymour (born 1979), former American National Football League player
• Richard Seymour (18th-century writer) (died c.1750), English editor and author
• Richard Seymour (21st-century writer) (born 1977), British Marxist writer
• Ruth Seymour (1935–2023), American retired public radio station manager
• Ryan Seymour (born 1990), American National Football League player
• Sally Seymour (died 1824), American pastry chef and restaurateur
• Sebastian Seymour, Lord Seymour (born 1982), heir apparent to the title of Duke of Somerset
• Silas Seymour (1817–1890), American engineer, New York State Engineer and Surveyor
• Silas J. Seymour (1824–1899), American politician
• Stephanie Kulp Seymour (born 1940), U.S. court of appeals judge
• Stephanie Seymour (born 1968), supermodel
• Terri Seymour (born 1973), British television presenter and sometime actress
• Thaddeus Seymour (1928–2019), American educator
• Tom Seymour, disgraced head of PWC Australia
• Thomas Seymour (disambiguation)
• Truman Seymour (1824–1891), American Civil War general and painter
• Webb Seymour, 10th Duke of Somerset (1718–1793)
• Whitney North Seymour (1901–1983), American lawyer
• Whitney North Seymour Jr. (1923–2019), American politician
• William Seymour (disambiguation)