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 last name Severs occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant: Sévers. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Severs? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 121,649th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,936,632 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Severs live; 61 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.
The surname Severs is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,139 people, or 1 in 169,453. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 9 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and The Netherlands, where 10 percent live.
Severs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Severs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Severs surname are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.22% being registered with 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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