The Severi surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 107 people carried this name — #142,819 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted.
What the name means
The meaning of the Severi surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
From the personal name Severo.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Severi» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 158 people named Severi live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 83 people named Severi live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Severi.
31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
47 people named Severi live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Severi,
with a public archive behind them.
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Elisa Severi 1872–1930 · actor -
Elisa Severi 1872–1930 · actor -
Elisa Severi 1872–1930 · actor -
Elisa Severi 1872–1930 · actor -
Francesco Severi 1879–1961 · mathematician -
Tommaso Severi 1680– · Catholic priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Severi.
- Seta 344 · U.S. census
- Sette 588 · U.S. census
- Setti 148 · U.S. census
- Seu 283 · U.S. census
- Seven 179 · U.S. census
- Severe 1,901 · U.S. census
- Severin 2,416 · U.S. census
- Severino 4,051 · U.S. census
- Sevilla 8,980 · U.S. census
- Sevillano 847 · U.S. census
- Seville 1,018 · U.S. census
- Sevin 916 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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