Sacheverell Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sacheverell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I cannot suggest any derivation of this surname. 'Sacheverel, the iron door, or blower to the mouth of a stove' (Halliwell). This great name is represented, so far as I can see, in the 19th century by only one person, viz.
Read More About This SurnameSacheverell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Sacheverell (7) may also be a first name.
Sacheverell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I cannot suggest any derivation of this surname. 'Sacheverel, the iron door, or blower to the mouth of a stove' (Halliwell). This great name is represented, so far as I can see, in the 19th century by only one person, viz.: William Henry Sacheverell, clogger, Oldfield Road, Salford, Lancashire.
Nicholas Saucheverel, alias Sauzcheverel, alias Saunz Cheverel, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Patricia Saucheverel, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Patricia Sauchevel, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, ibid.
1581. Ambrose Sacheverall, Leicestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1590. Buried — Frances Sacheverell, a maid, d. of John Sacheverell: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1776. Married — William Sacheverell and Jane Seeker: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Sault- Chevreuil (Manche, Norm.) = the Roebuck - Forest [Old French sault, ‘a forest intersected by meadows and fields’; Latin salt-us, a forest- or mountain-pasture + French chevreuil, a roebuck, roedeer; Latin capreol-us] Sacheverell was sometimes Latinized de Saltu Capellœ [Latin capella, a she-goat] and the first element often thought to be Latin salt-us, a leap.
A name of uncertain meaning. It can hardly come from sacheverel, which, according to Halliwell, means the iron door or blower of a stove.
From Saultchevreuil in the Cotentin, Normandy. The family held a fief in Derby from the barony of Chaources. In 13th cent. Patricius de Saucheverel held one knight’s fee at Sallow and Hopewell, Notts and Derby (Testa de Neville, 13). The descent is regularly traced from him. George S., of Sallow or Callow, c. 1710, left great estates to the celebrated Henry Sacheverell, D.D., his near relation.
Sacheverel: comes from St. Cheverol.
Sacheverell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sacheverell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sacheverell is most common in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sacheverell? popularity and diffusion
Sacheverell is the 10,311,814th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Sacheverell are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 7 people.
The last name Sacheverell is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 50 percent are found and Texas, where 50 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secheverell | 91 | 17 | / |
| Sacheverall | 91 | 0 | / |
| Sagiverl | 63 | 3 | / |
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