Sevill Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Sevill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. An old surname of the East Riding, which has penetrated into Lancashire, as Saville and Seville. It looks like a surname of Norman local extraction.

Robertus Sayuill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Sevill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Sevill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. An old surname of the East Riding, which has penetrated into Lancashire, as Saville and Seville. It looks like a surname of Norman local extraction.

Robertus Sayuill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Seyuyll, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Sayuyll, 1379: ibid.

1611. John Payne and Fridiswith Savill (Yorkshire): Marriage Lic. (London).

1616-7. Sir Thomas Mildmay and Anne Savile (parish of Wakefield, Yorkshire): ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Sevill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sevill is most common in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sevill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Sevill are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 27 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Sevill is most prevalent in: California, where 29 percent are found, Alabama, where 14 percent are found and Connecticut, where 14 percent are found. Other than The United States Sevill exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 23 percent are found and Argentina, where 15 percent are found.

Sevill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sevill has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sevill Last Name Statistics demography

Sevill earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 43.44% less than the national average, earning $24,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seville924,788/
Shevill92220/
Seavill9256/
Sevil918,124/
Sheville86230/
Schevill8619/
Sceville8612/
Seaville8611/
Sheavill869/
Seveille862/
Sevaille862/
Seiville860/
Savill834,203/
Sivill83380/
Sevgil83283/
Sevell83101/
Sevile8347/
Shevil8335/
Sevild839/
Saevil838/
Cevill832/
Seviel831/
Sovill830/
Sheaville802/
Ceville77132/
Siville77109/
Shevell77101/
Sevelle7762/
Syville7734/
Sjövill7725/
Savaill7717/
Scivill7715/
Seevell7714/
Seveall775/
Geville775/
Chevill772/
Seavell772/
Shavill772/
Zeville772/
Shivill771/
Seavile771/
Shevile771/
Sheevil771/
Séville771/
Seivell770/
Siviell770/
Seaviel770/
Savhill770/
Sevel73673/
Sivil73467/
Savil73108/
Sovil7390/
Cevil7360/
Gevil7359/
Çevil7312/
Zevil735/
Syvil731/
Sevyl731/
Cheville71227/
Sciville7114/
Sevilova7112/
Djeville7111/
Saiville716/
Sayville714/
Schovill713/
Shevelle711/
Sievelle711/
Shaveill711/
Sebeille711/
Sévaille711/
Shievell710/
Schevile710/
Sowell6712,439/
Shevel675,335/
Sebile673,945/
Savell672,666/
Sivile671,157/
Sivell67845/
Sevele67607/
Saviel67383/
Sevgel67232/
Sovell67146/
Sawell67116/
Civill6765/
Sievel6746/
Shavil6743/
Shivil6739/
Sebeil6725/
Savail6723/
Gevile6723/
Cevell6721/
Shevyl6719/
Sivillova6712/
Chevaille6712/
Seivel679/
Gevell678/
Shevilova677/
Seveal675/
Chevil675/
Sewile674/
Sebail674/
Sivail673/
Sovail672/
Saitville672/
Jevell672/
Soviel672/
Siviel672/
Cheveille671/
Scheivell671/
Schiviell671/
Shemphill671/
Seavel671/
Sevelt671/
Seevel671/
Syvell671/
Cevile671/
Siviol671/
Jesvil671/
Soivil671/
Seveilova671/
Saavil671/
Sévile671/
Gevilt670/
Sewail670/
Scevel670/

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