Seah is a surname in various cultures. Its languages of origin include Chinese and

Muscogee The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek or just Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy ( in the Muscogee language; English: ), are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands Here they waged war again ...

Origins

Seah may be a Latin-alphabet spelling of multiple

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicization, Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, ...

s, based on their pronunciation in various

Southern Min Southern Min (), Minnan ( Mandarin pronunciation: ) or Banlam (), is a group of linguistically similar and historically related Chinese languages that form a branch of Min Chinese spoken in Fujian (especially the Minnan region), most of Taiwa ...

dialects, listed in the table below. Southern Min spellings of Chinese surnames are often found in

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

and

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

, where many descendants of Chinese migrants can trace their roots to the

Fujian Fujian is a provinces of China, province in East China, southeastern China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capital is Fuzhou and its largest prefe ...

and

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

provinces of China where various Southern Min dialects are spoken. Seah may also be name in other cultures as well. For example, it was a

name, more commonly spelled Sioh.

Statistics

The 2010 United States Census found 170 people with the surname Seah, making it the 105,079th-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 133 (120,330th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, more than eight-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as Asian, and roughly one tenth as

non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Whites, also referred to as White Anglo Americans or Non-Latino Whites, are White Americans who are classified by the United States census as "White" and not of Hispanic or Latino origin. According to annual estimates from the Unit ...

People

Chinese surname Xiè (謝)

*Seah Mong Hee (), Singaporean quantity surveyor who became a partner of

Langdon & Seah Langdon & Seah is an international construction consultancy firm in Asia operating independently in 13 countries from 39 offices and a staff resources of nearly 3,000. History The firm has its roots traced to the quantity surveying practice in ...

in 1949 * Seah Kian Peng (; born 1961), Singaporean politician * Jade Seah (; born 1983), Singaporean model * James Seah (; born 1990), Singaporean actor * Stella Seah (; born 1992), Singaporean singer-songwriter

Chinese surname Shé (佘)

Seah Eu Chin Seah Eu Chin (; Pseudonym, a.k.a. Siah U-chin, Seah Uchin or Seah You Chin; 18051883) was an immigrant from South China to Singapore, later becoming a successful merchant, a prominent descendant of She (surname), Seah Clan and leader in the Ov ...

(; 1805–1883), Chinese-born Singaporean merchant * Seah Tee Heng (; died 1884), Kapitan Cina in Johor, Malaya * Seah Leng Chye (; ), son of Seah Tee Heng * Seah Jim Quee (; ), businessman in Johor, Malaya * Seah Moon Ming (; born 1956), Singaporean corporate executive * Lynnette Seah (; born 1957), Singaporean violinist * Seah Leong Peng (; 1966–2014), Malaysian politician *

Nicole Seah Nicole Rebecca Seah Xue Ling (; born 17 October 1986) is a Singaporean politician. A former member of the Workers' Party, Seah contested the 2020 general election but lost to the governing People's Action Party (PAP) by a close margin. Seah ...

(; born 1986), Singaporean politician

Other

* Sunday Seah (born 1978), Liberian football goalkeeper

References

{{surname Multiple Chinese surnames