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Seives Family History

Seives Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Shives, Seivers, Seiver, Seiger, Spies, Ives, Serres, Sires, Neves

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Where is the Seives family from?

You can see how Seives families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Seives family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1851 and 1901. The most Seives families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 4 Seives families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 67% of all the recorded Seives's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Seives families in 1880.
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Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Seives ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Census Records

There are 75 census records available for the last name Seives. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Seives census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 5 immigration records available for the last name Seives. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 4 military records available for the last name Seives. For the veterans among your Seives ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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