Seevers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

Early Origins of the Seevers family

The surname Seevers 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 Seevers family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Seevers research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1327, 1427, 1440, 1471 and 1616 are included under the topic Early Seevers History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Seevers 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 Seevers family

Henry Sever (d. 1471), First Provost of Eton College and Warden of Merton. In 1427, he served as Senior Proctor in the University. He graduated D.D., and subsequently became chaplain...
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Seevers Ranking

the United States, the name Seevers is the 18,448^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Seevers migration to the United States +

Seevers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ahrend Seevers, aged 60, who arrived in New York in 1895 aboard the ship "Elbe" from Bremen, Germany 5

Seevers Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Benjamin F. Seevers, aged 52, who arrived in New York in 1907 aboard the ship "Campania" from Liverpool, England 5
George Peter Seevers, aged 37, originally from San Jose, C. Rica, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Carrillo" from Port Limon, Costa Rica 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Seevers (post 1700) +

William H. Seevers, American politician, Justice of Iowa State Supreme Court, 1876-88 6
Farrell L. Seevers, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1940 (alternate), 1952, 1956 7
Betty Seevers, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1956 7
Paul Seevers (b. 1969), Irish hurler who played for Sligo in the 1980s through the 2000s

Sources +

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/
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html