Americanized form of Norwegian Sølversen: patronymic from the personal name Sølver from Old Norse Sǫlvir a compound of Sol- ‘house hall’ + ver ‘giant hero’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Solverson family from?
You can see how Solverson families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Solverson family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Solverson families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 25 Solverson families living in Iowa. This was about 53% of all the recorded Solverson's in USA. Iowa had the highest population of Solverson families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Solverson surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Solverson ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Farmer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Solverson. 34% of Solverson men worked as a Farmer and 34% of Solverson women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Solverson were Farming and Bookkeeper. .
Between 1965 and 2004, in the United States, Solverson life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Solverson in 1965 was 66, and 85 in 2004.