Origins of the Severs surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 38North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 93East Midlands 18West Midlands 11East 7London 65South East 18South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Severses lived in yorkshire

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    660 Severs Travel & migration records
    3,700 Severses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Severses

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Severses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Annuitant

    10

    Housekeeper

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Severses in 1921

    Butcher

    28

    Farmer

    23

    Grocer

    18

    Joiner

    14

    Blacksmith

    13

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