Sever Family History

Sever Surname Meaning

Slovenian and Croatian: topographic name from sever ‘north’ denoting someone who lived in the northern part of a village or estate. Compare Sewer. Croatian: from the personal name Sever, a short form of Severin.

Flemish and Dutch: variant of Sievert. English: from the Middle English female personal name Sefare (Old English Sǣfaru from sǣ ‘sea’ + faru ‘journey’ ‘family’).

English: perhaps sometimes a variant of Sivyer from Middle English siv(i)er ‘sieve-maker’. Compare in structure Sawer as a variant of Sawyer.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Lever, Severn, Siever, Seger, Reker, Seever, Seher, Stever, Seyer, Seaver

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3K	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
11K	Census and Voter Lists
21K	Member Trees

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Where is the Sever family from?

You can see how Sever families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sever family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sever families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 41 Sever families living in Lancashire. This was about 31% of all the recorded Sever's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Sever families in 1891.

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What did your Sever ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Sever.

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Unpaid domestic duties

85%

Private means

Housewife

Retired

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Census Record

There are 11K census records available for the last name Sever. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Sever census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Sever. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 3K military records available for the last name Sever. For the veterans among your Sever ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sever lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Sever life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Sever in 1951 was 44, and 84 in 2004.

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Sever Surname Meaning

Flemish and Dutch: variant of Sievert. English: from the Middle English female personal name Sefare (Old English Sǣfaru from sǣ ‘sea’ + faru ‘journey’ ‘family’).

English: perhaps sometimes a variant of Sivyer from Middle English siv(i)er ‘sieve-maker’. Compare in structure Sawer as a variant of Sawyer.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Sever family from?

What did your Sever ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Sever.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

85%

Private means

Housewife

Retired

What Sever family records will you find?

What is the average Sever lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Sever life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Sever in 1951 was 44, and 84 in 2004.

Sever Family History

Sever Surname Meaning

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Sever Surname Meaning

54,000 record(s) for Sever

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Where is the Sever family from?

What did your Sever ancestors do for a living?

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Sever family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Sever lifespan?

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