Severance Family Crest and Last Name Background

The Severance last name has French roots.

What does the surname Severance mean?

Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “descendant of Severian (severe), the name of several saints”. The 2010 census count for Severance in the United States was 3,456, good for rank 9,407. That is enough to place it in the top 10,000 American surnames.

Where is the Severance surname found?

It is a patronymic: it named a person after a father or forebear.

Is there a Severance coat of arms?

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Severance family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them.

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