Seto

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English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Cantonese 司徒 (si1 tou4).

Proper noun

Seto (plural Setos)

  1. A surname.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 瀬戸 (Seto).

Proper noun

Seto (plural Setos)

  1. A city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
  2. A surname.
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Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Seto is the 11229th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2814 individuals. Seto is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (75.52%) and White (10.41%) individuals.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Seto (countable and uncountable, plural Setos)

  1. a Finno-Ugric people live in southeast Estonia.
  2. a Finno-Ugric language spoken in southeast Estonia.

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