Sewer Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Sewer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the sewer,' an officer who brought in and took away the dishes, one who superintended the 'courses' at table, from Old French sevre, suir, to follow. A substantive 'sewes,' dishes, is found in Chaucer, who, describing the rich feasts of Cambuscan, King of Tartary, says time would fail him to tell 'Of their strange sewes,' which may be from the same root.

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Sewer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1291:63,6667,829
United States Virgin Islands941:1,174183
Kenya551:839,63532,298
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
British Virgin Islands61:5,266561
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Sewer (356) may also be a first name.

Sewer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the sewer,' an officer who brought in and took away the dishes, one who superintended the 'courses' at table, from Old French sevre, suir, to follow. A substantive 'sewes,' dishes, is found in Chaucer, who, describing the rich feasts of Cambuscan, King of Tartary, says time would fail him to tell 'Of their strange sewes,' which may be from the same root. But see Skeat, sewer (a), and Wedgwood. 'Seware, at mete, dapifer': Promptorium Parvulorum '

Sewyn, at mete, or sette mete, ferculotsepulo': ibid.

Robert le Suur, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas le Suur, ibid.

Henry le Suur. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

Geoffrey le Suur, Close Roll, 50 Henry III.

All these references seem to point to Old French sevre, and connect themselves naturally with such words as sue, ensue, pursue. Sic.

1637. Ricnard Sewer and Elizabeth Poulter: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1675. Richard Vokinsand Elizabeth Sewer: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(A. - French - Latin) Table - Servant, Waiter [Middle English sewer(e, sewarfe, Old French asseour, table-servant; Old French asseoir, to set; Latin assidere, to sit by] And there he prayd syr Gareth to make hym his sewar chyef at the feest.—Malory, Morte d'Arthur, vii. 36.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anciently a great officer in royal and noble houses, whose duty was to set and remove dishes, to taste them, and to have the general management of the table. In Norman times, the office of King's sewer was one of the most important of the court. Le Sywr is the curious orthography of the H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sewer: is simply a server, a waiter. The “Boke of Servynge” says: “The server must serve, and from the borde convey all manner of pottages, metes, and sauces.” As a surname it has become Sour and Shower.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Sewer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sewer is found in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sewer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 754,238th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Sewer are found; 41 percent are found in Caribbean and 26 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 461,707th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 356 people.

It is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 63,666. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Valais, where 70 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 12 percent are found and Canton of Aargau, where 7 percent are found. Not including Switzerland this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States Virgin Islands, where 25 percent are found and Kenya, where 14 percent are found.

Sewer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sewer surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seewer91705/
Sewere91250/
Siewer91143/
Sewert9164/
Shewer9117/
Sewger915/
Sewerd913/
Sewier911/
Saewer911/
Seweer911/
Szewer911/
Seiwert831,899/
Seywert83163/
Shewere8358/
Siewier8357/
Seywerd8350/
Schewer8334/
Sehwear8321/
Seawert8317/
Shewert832/
Siewere831/
Shiewer831/
Shehwer831/
Szewert831/
Shewear831/
Sehwerz831/
Seweard830/
Seawerd830/
Sever8045,521/
Seber803,065/
Sawer801,430/
Jewer80923/
Sower80860/
Zewer80131/
Gewer80118/
Siwer8071/
Sewre801/
Siewerdt77492/
Schiewer77392/
Seiwerth77392/
Scheiwer7760/
Seywerth7748/
Schoewer7734/
Siewierz7727/
Scheweer7726/
Seaweard7726/
Schaewer7719/
Sheweert772/
Schewerz772/
Siewertt771/
Schewier771/
Seiwerdt771/
Siewertd771/
Sieber7326,948/
Severe7320,900/
Seeber738,040/
Shawer736,270/
Seaver735,052/
Sevier734,555/
Seiber732,680/
Severt731,776/
Siever731,453/
Seever73775/
Seiver73468/
Shever73373/
Sheber73236/
Seaber73226/
Sesver73226/
Saveer7392/
Shower7390/
Saywer7385/
Seveur7376/
Chewer7369/
Sawier7352/
Geweer7347/
Säwert7342/
Sebeer7341/
Sowier7339/
Sejber7336/
Sehver7329/
Ziewer7327/
Sjever7322/
Sewire7320/
Sevger7320/
Gewher7320/
Soever7319/
Saweer7317/
Sawher7315/
Zewert7313/
Jewere7312/
Sceber7312/
Sebear7310/
Seïver739/
Saever738/
Seyver737/
Seveir737/
Shewre737/
Setver736/
Siwerz736/
Sibeer736/
Seyber734/
Seveer734/
Gewerz733/
Shiwer733/
Gewerh733/
Seebär732/
Zeywer732/
Sowher732/
Severd732/
Gewere732/
Sebeir732/
Gewear732/
Severp732/
Jeweir731/
Sawuer731/
Sywerd731/
Soweer731/
Soweir731/
Siveer731/
Seuver731/
Jewerh731/
Zewger731/
Siwere731/
Jewher731/
Siwier731/
Siewir731/
Saiwer731/
Sawear731/
Cewher731/
Suiwer731/
Jehwer731/
Sevear730/
Giewer730/
Scever730/
Severh730/
Saweyr730/
Seewir730/
Szeywerth7118/
Schewerdt712/
Siewertdt711/
Sievert6710,608/
Seivert67923/
Siewior67517/
Shebeer67254/
Seavert67198/
Szewior67169/
Shiever67157/
Gewerth67152/
Severre67147/
Seiverd67144/
Schever67116/
Schawer6779/
Sheiber6775/
Sheaver6756/
Suiveer6750/
Schöwer6747/
Szeiber6744/
Schower6733/
Shaveer6731/
Gewuerz6714/
Jaiswer6713/
Geweher6713/
Sajveer6712/
Shevere6711/
Sievier6710/
Sheeber6710/
Shibeer6710/
Saywehr6710/
Shiwehr679/
Seyvert676/
Jshever675/
Saywher675/
Shawier674/
Sheverd674/
Ziewert674/
Zeeweer674/
Jehwear674/
Seiverr673/
Sheyber673/
Saaveer673/
Sieverz673/
Seevert673/
Shiwere673/
Sheiver672/
Sciever672/
Sieuert672/
Shahwer672/
Schiwer672/
Sheyver671/
Saiveer671/
Jesveer671/
Sceaver671/
Sceiber671/
Shziwer671/
Seivere671/
Seivier671/
Seebeer671/
Seevisr671/
Sehouer671/
Sehwirz671/
Shawuer671/
Sheaber671/
Sheever671/
Shevert671/
Sewaird671/
Saywear671/
Seuvear671/
Saywert671/
Giswert671/
Chewerd671/
Showeir671/
Saywerr671/
Sawierr671/
Seehber671/
Saewair671/
Shaweer671/
Zeewier671/
Ceweher671/
Cheawer671/
Gesswer671/
Jesweer671/
Shevier670/
Shaever670/
Seveart670/
Sceiver670/
Saiweur670/
Shawher670/
Seevere670/
Sievere670/
Seavier670/
Shoever670/
Sieverd670/

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