Halverson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Halverson family
The surname Halverson 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 Halverson family
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Halverson Spelling Variations
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Halverson include Alverton, Alverston, Alveston, Halverston, Halverson, Halveston, Halverton and many more.
Early Notables of the Halverson family
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Halverson Ranking
In the United States, the name Halverson is the 3,953rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1
Halverson migration to the United States +
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Halverson were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:
Halverson Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Knute Halverson, who landed in Illinois in 1838 2
- John Halverson, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1854 2
- Aslack Halverson, who settled in California in 1863
- Chris Halverson, who arrived in Kansas in 1880
- Andreas Halverson, who arrived in Kansas in 1889
Contemporary Notables of the name Halverson (post 1700) +
- Courtney Halverson (b. 1989), American actress
- Eliot Jon Halverson (b. 1990), American figure skater, the 2007 US Junior National Champion
- Vince E. Halverson, American politician, Member of South Dakota State Senate 18th District, 1955-56 3
- Norman Halverson, American politician, Mayor of Cloquet, Minnesota, 1954-56 3
- Marti Halverson, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 2008 3
- Key Halverson, American politician, Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1992 3
- John Halverson (b. 1964), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 2004 3
- H. P. Halverson, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1916 3
- Aleck Halverson, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Minnesota State House of Representatives 6th District, 1906 3
- A. B. Halverson, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1944 3
- ... (Another 2 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