Severn Family History
Severn Name Meaning
from a personal name equivalent to Severin.topographic name from the river Severn, which flows from Wales
through much of western England to the Bristol Channel. The river name
is recorded as early as the 2nd century ad in the form
Sabrina. This is one of Britain’s most ancient river names; the
original meaning is uncertain, but it may have been ‘slow-moving’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Severn
Name Distribution of Severn Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Severn families
 13 - 24  5 - 12 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Severn families
|
128 - 254 43 - 127 |
1 - 42 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Severn families
|
6 - 10 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Severn census records
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Severn Family Origin
Severn Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Severn
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Severn Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Severn census records
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Severn Civil War Service Records
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