# Seymour (surname)

Seymour is an English toponymic surname.
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)
* Claire Seymour (1970–2024), English educator, violinist and music reviewer
* 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
* Maxine Seymour, Bahamian politician
* 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)