The Seng surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,563 people carried this name — #7,311 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 64,500 people counted. That is up 27% from 3,588 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 214 people named Seng.
89 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
56 people named Seng live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Seng in American newspapers,
1890–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 45,675 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Seng,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eva-Maria Seng 1961– · art historian -
Jarrad Seng 1988– · photographer -
Joseph Seng 1880–1912
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Willi Seng 1909–1944 · politician
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Johnny Seng 1939–2002 · composer
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Helmut Seng 1961– · church historian
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Seng.
When the index is not enough
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