Seals (surname)
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Seals is an English
surname of Cornish
origin. The Seals family lived in the parish of Seal
which had holdings in the English counties of Northumberland
, Leicester
, Surrey
and Kent
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
surname of Cornish
Cornish people
The Cornish are a people associated with Cornwall, a county and Duchy in the south-west of the United Kingdom that is seen in some respects as distinct from England, having more in common with the other Celtic parts of the United Kingdom such as Wales, as well as with other Celtic nations in Europe...
origin. The Seals family lived in the parish of Seal
Seal, Kent
Seal is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The parish is located in the valley between the North Downs and the Greensand ridge to the north east of Sevenoaks town....
which had holdings in the English counties of Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
and Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
.
List of people with surname Seals
- Brady SealsBrady SealsBrady Seals is an American country music artist. He is the cousin of Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Johnny Duncan, the nephew of Troy Seals, and the husband of former BNA Records recording artist Lisa Stewart...
(born 1969), American country music artist - Bruce SealsBruce SealsBruce A. Seals is a retired American basketball player, whose career included stints in both the ABA and the NBA....
(born 1953), American basketball player - Dan SealsDan SealsDanny Wayland "Dan" Seals was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals & Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as the "England Dan" half of the soft rock duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, which charted nine pop and adult contemporary singles between 1976 and 1980, including...
(1948–2009), American musician, who had hits on both the pop and country music charts - Dan Seals (Illinois politician)Dan Seals (Illinois politician)Daniel Joseph Seals is an American business consultant and a Democratic politician from Illinois. Seals was the Democratic nominee in three campaigns to become U.S. Representative for . The first two times he was defeated by the incumbent Mark Kirk...
(born 1971), American politician - David SealsDavid SealsDavid Seals is a Huron writer specializing in Native American culture and history.-Publishing and film career:...
(born 1947), American poet - Franklyn SealesFranklyn SealesFranklyn Seales was an American film, television and stage actor.-Career:Born on the island of St. Vincent, Seales attended Juilliard before appearing in various television productions of Shakespearean plays including Macbeth and The Taming of the Shrew where he played the role of Petruchio...
(1952–1990), American actor - George SealsGeorge SealsGeorge Edward Seals is a former American football offensive and defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, and the Kansas City Chiefs.-Biography:...
(born 1942), American football player - Jim Seals (born 1941), American musician
- Leon SealsLeon SealsLeon Seals, Jr. is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League....
(born 1964), American football player - Melvin SealsMelvin SealsMelvin Seals is an American musician, best known as a long time member of the Jerry Garcia Band.-Early life and career:...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1980s), American musician, with rock band JGB - Ray SealsRay SealsRaymond Seals is a former football defensive end in the NFL. He is famous for not having attended college, a rarity in the NFL; and in 1992 he batted away Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre's pass which ended up being his first ever career completion which was to himself...
(born 1965), American footballer - Son SealsSon SealsFrank "Son" Seals was an American electric blues guitarist and singer.-Career:He was born in Osceola, Arkansas where his father, Jim "Son" Seals, owned a small juke joint. He began performing professionally by the age of 13, first as a drummer with Robert Nighthawk, and later as a guitarist...
(1942–2004), American blues guitarist and singer - Shea SealsShea SealsShea Brandon Seals is an American professional basketball player. He played in four games with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 1997-98 NBA season...
(born 1975), American basketball player - Sugar Ray SealesSugar Ray Seales"Sugar" Ray Seales, was the only American boxer to win a gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics.-Personal:...
(born 1952), American boxer - Troy SealsTroy SealsTroy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
(born 1938), American singer - Joseph Seals (born 1965) Notable Florida native, widely known for his love of his family, friends, and the oceans of the world.