Severs Surname

121,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Severs Surname Definition:

Hubert Saveire, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John le Severe, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

Severs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1391:169,45317,142
England5221:106,74011,153
Netherlands3621:46,6507,945
Belgium2441:47,1177,659
Canada1591:231,73322,208
Australia1471:183,64418,462
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
France241:2,767,613196,808
Wales231:134,5459,804
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guam11:160,1214,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3961:61,5547,167
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5401:92,9989,526

The alternate forms: Sévers (2) are calculated separately.

Severs (10) may also be a first name.

Severs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hubert Saveire, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John le Severe, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

The name of Severs may originate from Severs - hill or Severs - ho, a place near York (D.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Severs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Severs occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as: Sévers. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Severs? popularity and diffusion

Severs is the 121,649th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,936,632 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Severs are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Severs is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,139 people, or 1 in 169,453. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 9 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States Severs is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Severs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Severs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Severs last name rose 396 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 214 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Severs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Severs surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Severs last name are 15.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Severs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 563.26% more than the national average, earning R 1,576,160 per year; in United States they earn 7.89% less than the national average, earning $39,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $54,708 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sévers942/
Sievers9228,498/
Seevers922,582/
Seavers921,163/
Seivers92617/
Scevers9287/
Severse9242/
Shevers9215/
Seviers925/
Seveurs925/
Saevers921/
Sevears921/
Seversh921/
Seveers920/
Sesvers920/
Schevers86577/
Sheevers8617/
Shievers862/
Sieviers862/
Sievhers861/
Sheyvers861/
Seaverss861/
Sheavers861/
Sieverst860/
Scievers860/
Siesvers860/
Gevers834,951/
Sivers83822/
Sebers83167/
Sewers8391/
Cevers8386/
Sovers8371/
Savers8361/
Syvers8343/
Sevars837/
Jevers832/
Zevers831/
Sevirs830/
Schoevers80156/
Schaevers8082/
Schievers8039/
Scheveers8022/
Scheevers801/
Shivers778,999/
Shavers773,691/
Siebers773,650/
Siewers77961/
Chevers77290/
Seibers77250/
Saviers77192/
Seubers77161/
Gievers77152/
Shovers77122/
Sempers77109/
Shyvers7767/
Zievers7737/
Seebers7735/
Seabers7727/
Saversh7712/
Severce7711/
Siviers7710/
Ceavers777/
Scivers774/
Jeevers772/
Soewers772/
Sahvers772/
Saveurs772/
Soviers772/
Ceverzs771/
Geverse771/
Zeviers771/
Saweers771/
Soweers771/
Seavars771/
Jeavers771/
Sewerse771/
Sieverß771/
Savhers771/
Sebiers771/
Seavors770/
Sewoers770/
Seiwers770/
Sievars770/
Seavirs770/
Sovoers770/
Seivors770/
Seevars770/
Schoevaers7511/
Cheevers711,663/
Schovers7160/
Schavers7133/
Schivers7132/
Cheavers7127/
Cheverst7126/
Shaviers7119/
Cheivers717/
Cheveers715/
Shiverss711/
Shiviers711/
Shempers711/
Shaivers711/
Sieberst711/
Schewers711/
Schévers711/
Schebers710/
Sowers6713,595/
Sawers672,607/
Gebers671,013/
Gewers67898/
Jewers67812/
Givers67244/
Sybers67175/
Schempers67155/
Siwers6763/
Zivers6759/
Jivers6751/
Cebers6747/
Civers6746/
Sibers6740/
Cewers6734/
Schovaers6732/
Zewers6723/
Sivars6721/
Zebers6716/
Zavers676/
Siversova675/
Schiewers672/
Savirs672/
Schijvers672/
Schoevars671/
Sewars671/
Savars671/
Žebers671/
Scheibers671/
Scheebers671/
Savors670/
Sovars670/
Sewirs670/
Zovers670/
Cyvers670/

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Severs Reference & Research

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

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

Sivers 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Severs
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