Seaver History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Seaver family

The surname Seaver was first found in Somerset where the mononymous Seuare was a Knights Templar in 1185. The name was derived from the Old English woman's name for "sea passage."

A few years later in Suffolk, Sephare was registered at Bury St Edmunds in 1188 and Radulfus filius Sefare was later registered in 1221. As a forename Seuar' Boykin was listed at Ely, Suffolk in 1277. The Pipe Rolls for Cornwall listed William Seuare there in 1185 and Hugh Seuare was found in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1285. In Bedfordshire, we found Walter Sefare in the Pipe Rolls for 1230. 1

Again in Essex, Thomas Safare (Savare) was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327 and in Suffolk, William Sefare and Ralph Seffare were registered in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327. 1

A scan through the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 revealed John le Severe in Huntingdonshire holding lands there at that time. 2 In Norfolk, Henry Sever was registered there in 1441. 3

Early History of the Seaver family

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Seaver Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sever, Sevior, Sevyer, Seeviour, Siveyer, Sivier, Siver, Sivyer, Saviour, Saver, Seyvior, Sceviour, Scievor and many more.

Early Notables of the Seaver family

Distinguished members of the family include Henry Sever (d. 1471), First Provost of Eton College and Warden of Merton. In 1427, he served as Senior Proctor in the University. He...
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Seaver Ranking

In the United States, the name Seaver is the 8,167^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Seaver migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Seaver Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Robert Seaver, who landed in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1635 5
Hugh Seaver, who landed in Virginia in 1637 5

Seaver Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Valentine Seaver, who settled in Virginia in 1732

Seaver Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Seaver, aged 36, who arrived in Rhode Island in 1812 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Seaver (post 1700) +

George Thomas "Tom" Seaver (b. 1944), nicknamed Tom Terrific and The Franchise, American former Major League Baseball player, 12× All-Star, 3× NL Cy Young Award (1969, 1973, 1975), inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992
Robert Chauncey Seaver (1877-1944), American amateur tennis player
Jay Webber Seaver (1855-1915), American physician and pioneer of anthropometry from Craftsbury, Vermont
Fred Jay Seaver (1877-1970), American mycologist who worked at the New York Botanical Garden for 40 years
Edwin Seaver (1900-1987), American publisher, writer, editor, critic
Benjamin Seaver (1795-1856), American politician from Massachusetts; Mayor of Boston 1852–53
Thomas O. Seaver (1833-1912), American Army officer during the American Civil War; recipient of the Medal of Honor
Richard Seaver (1927-2009), American owner of Arcade Publishing
Hideo Seaver, American voice actor
Ebenezer Seaver (1763-1844), American politician from Massachusetts; U.S. representative 1803–13
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Rye, Walter, A History of Norfolk. London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, 1885. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)