Severance Surname

105,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Severance Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Severian (severe), the name of several saints.

Severance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3761:82,8299,401
Canada421:877,27667,671
England61:9,286,343223,652
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
India51:153,413,076951,030
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3471:37,2824,411

Severance (45) may also be a first name.

Severance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of Severian (severe), the name of several saints.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Severance Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Severance Come From? nationality or country of origin

Severance is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Severance? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 105,146th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,635,813 people. The surname Severance occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Severance reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Severance is also the 1,504,468th most common first name globally It is held by 45 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 4,376 people, or 1 in 82,829. In The United States Severance is primarily found in: Florida, where 8 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Severance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Severance has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Severance last name grew 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Severance Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Severance last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Severance earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $43,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2% less than the national average, earning $48,687 CAD per year.

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Severance Reference & Research

Severance DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Severance FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Severance
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