Severs Surname
Approximately 3,763 people bear this surname
Severs Surname Definition:
Hubert Saveire, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John le Severe, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Severs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,139 | 1:169,453 | 17,142 |
| England | 522 | 1:106,740 | 11,153 |
| Netherlands | 362 | 1:46,650 | 7,945 |
| Belgium | 244 | 1:47,117 | 7,659 |
| Canada | 159 | 1:231,733 | 22,208 |
| Australia | 147 | 1:183,644 | 18,462 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 396 | 1:61,554 | 7,167 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 540 | 1:92,998 | 9,526 |
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 name of Severs may originate from Severs - hill or Severs - ho, a place near York (D.).
Severs Demographics
Average Male Severs Height
174.08 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Severs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Severs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Severs is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Sévers. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Severs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 121,649th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,936,632 people. The surname Severs occurs predominantly 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 held first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,139 people, or 1 in 169,453. In The United States it is mostly found in: Missouri, where 9 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Severs exists in 31 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 10 percent reside.
Severs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Severs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Severs last name grew 396 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 214 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Severs Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Severs surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Severs last name are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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.
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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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