Halvorson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Halvorson family

The surname Halvorson was first found in Cheshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1160 when Jukel de Alvertun held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Halvorson family

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Halvorson Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Halvorson family name include Alverton, Alverston, Alveston, Halverston, Halverson, Halveston, Halverton and many more.

Early Notables of the Halvorson family

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Halvorson Ranking

In the United States, the name Halvorson is the 5,230^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Halvorson migration to the United States +

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Halvorson surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Halvorson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Elling Halvorson, who arrived in Texas in 1848 2
Jens Halvorson, who landed in Texas in 1853 2
Elias Halvorson, who landed in Texas in 1853 2
Alak Halvorson, who settled in San Francisco in 1880

Halvorson Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Anna Halvorson, who arrived in Montana in 1906
Ole Andrew Halvorson, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1911 2
Charley Halvorson, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1914 2
August Halvorson, who landed in Wisconsin in 1917 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Halvorson (post 1700) +

Ronald Tomlinson Halvorson (1936-2017), American politician and businessman
Henry Theodore Halvorson (1883-1943), American-born, Canadian lumber salesman and politician in Saskatchewan, representing Cypress in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1921 to 1929
George Halvorson (b. 1947), American chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanante
Kittel Halvorson (1846-1936), Norway-born, U.S. Representative from Minnesota
Gary Halvorson, American eleven-time Daytime Emmy Award winning, two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominated director and producer
Deborah L. "Debbie" Halvorson (b. 1958), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 11th district (2009-2011)
Helen Halvorson, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1940 3
Halvor Langdon Halvorson (b. 1881), American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Minot, North Dakota, 1911-15; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1916, 1944, 1948 3
H. C. Halvorson, American politician, Member of South Dakota State Senate 19th District, 1931-34 3
Gunder Halvorson, American politician, Member of Minnesota State House of Representatives 4th District, 1874 3
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html