The See surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,081 people carried this name — #3,911 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 8,412 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 78 people named See.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
See in American newspapers,
1886–1928.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,230,947 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named See,
with a public archive behind them.
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John See 1844–1907 · businessperson -
John See 1844–1907 · businessperson
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Frank See 1915–1998 · politician -
Elliot See 1927–1966 · astronaut -
Milton See 1854–1920 · architect
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Adolf See 1868–1940
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to See.
- Second 107 · U.S. census
- Secondi 124 · U.S. census
- Secret 112 · U.S. census
- Secula 147 · U.S. census
- Sedano 3,048 · U.S. census
- Sedlak 2,128 · U.S. census
- Seeger 4,129 · U.S. census
- Seel 1,002 · U.S. census
- Seelig 1,271 · U.S. census
- Seemann 1,044 · U.S. census
- Seewald 718 · U.S. census
- Seferian 211 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where See is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.