Seymour (surname)

Seymour is an English toponymic surname of Norman origin (de Saint-Maur).

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)
 * 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
 * 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)