Sévin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Sévin surname is a habitational name taken from a place in Ille-et-Vilaine.
Early Origins of the Sévin family
The surname Sévin was first found in Brittany where this distinguished family held a family seat.
Early History of the Sévin family
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Sévin Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Sévin, Sévine, Sévigné, Sévnet, Sévnier, Sévne and many more.
Early Notables of the Sévin family
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Sévin Ranking
In the United States, the name Sévin is the 17,998th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Sévin is ranked the 1,119th most popular surname with an estimated 4,877 people with that name. 2
Sévin migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Sévin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Jean Sevin, who landed in Virginia in 1700 3
- Francois Sevin, aged 19, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1785 3
Contemporary Notables of the name Sévin (post 1700) +
- Jacques Sevin (1882-1951), French Jesuit, the founder of Catholic scouting
- Hector Sévin (1852-1916), French Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of Lyon
- Major General Joseph Marie Xavier de Sévin (1894-1963), French World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories, Mentioned in Dispatches seven times, recipient of the Order of the British Empire
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)