The Severson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,391 people carried this name — #3,436 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 10,214 in 2000.

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In print

Severson in American newspapers,
1877–1923.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Severson
Evening Star 1878-05-21
Newspaper page from New York Dispatch carrying the name Severson
New York Dispatch 1877-02-25
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Severson
The Washington Daily News 1923-08-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,155 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Severson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Herman J. Severson
    Herman J. Severson 1869–1950 · judge
  • Ralph W. Severson 1909– · politician
  • Paul Severson 1929–2007 · composer
  • John Severson 1933–2017 · painter
  • John Severson 1933–2017 · film director
  • Edward Louis Severson, Jr. 1941–1981 · musician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Severson,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States619 records

619 records of the Severson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 306
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 187
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 65
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 27
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 22
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas Eugene Severson

    Born 1950; from New Richmond, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, medical specialist; killed in action 1970 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harold J. Severson

    Born 1921 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee; farm hand from Barron County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Lakeside Cemetery, Cumberland, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ole Severson

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the City of Paris from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 20; laborer. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 619 records for Severson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada18 records

18 records of the Severson name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 8
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Audrey Katherine Severson

    Buried in 1969 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 51.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Helena Severson

    Died 1990, aged 66; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Norman Severson

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 18 records for Severson in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Severson name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Severson

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the British Lion, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Severson name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Emil Evar Severson

    Married in 1946 in Woudrichem.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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