Seeley

in Iowa

There are 180 people with the last name "Seeley" in Iowa.

Ranking in Iowa

Name	Rank
Seeley	1,865

is 1,861st most common Mcdonnell
is 1,862nd most common Meredith
is 1,863rd most common Schares
is 1,864th most common Schoon
is 1,865th most common Seeley
is 1,866th most common Spear
is 1,867th most common Veach
is 1,868th most common Wasson
is 1,869th most common Wickham

Meaning & History

Seeley

English: nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English seely ‘happy’, ‘fortunate’ (Old English sǣlig, from sǣl ‘happiness’, ‘good fortune’). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages. The sense ‘pitiable’, which developed into modern English silly, is not attested before the 15th century.

Altered form of German Seele, respelled to preserve the bisyllabic pronunciation of the German name.