Severin
surname · Latin script
Meaning, in French: the same root as Severus; see Severov)
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ˈsɛvɝɪn/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Severin is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Germany than in any other country.
- DEGermany≈1 in 20K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 138K
- DMDominica1 in 1.3K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Germany (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 281 (measured from records)
- 1 in 1.3K (inferred from the name graph)
≈4,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Dominica
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
the same root as Severus; see Severov). This was borne by several early Christian saints, including bishops of Treves (2nd cent.), Cologne (4th cent.), Bordeaux (5th cent.), and Santempeda (6th cent.), and hermits of Paris (6th cent.) and Tivoli (8th cent.), as well as a 5th-cent. apostle of Aus¬ tria. Vars.: Sevrin, Sevrain, S(e)urin. Dims.: Fr.: Seuret, Seurot. Aug.: Fr.: Seurat.
Sources 1
- The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
Attested across 13 languages in the etymology graph.
How Severin is read(measured from records)
Severin is one spelling over 3 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.
- English45%
No dictionary in our sources glosses Severin in English.
- French23%
the same root as Severus; see Severov). This was borne by several early Christian saints, including bishops of Treves (2nd cent.), Cologne (4th cent.), Bordeaux (5th cent.), and Santempeda (6th cent.), and hermits of Paris (6th cent.) and Tivoli (8th cent.), as well as a 5th-cent. apostle of Aus¬ tria. Vars.: Sevrin, Sevrain, S(e)urin. Dims.: Fr.: Seuret, Seurot. Aug.: Fr.: Seurat.
as a nameThe Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
- German11%
Patronymische Vollform zu Severinus; die Karte zeigt Varianten ohne/mit Velarisierung. Bearer count: 2293.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus
Patronym zu Severinus; historische Belege zeigen n/ng-Variation (u.a. Severing/Frings/Krings).
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus
Varianz n/ng in Patronymen und proklitischen Präpositionen; n~ng-Wechsel.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus
Familienname; n/ng-Variation im Patronymikon-Kontext; 1636 Belege.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 2: Graphematik/Phonologie der Familiennamen II, Konsonantismus
) Severin: männl. Vom. latei nischen Ursprungs, Weiterbildung von Se verus (
as a nameDUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Severin counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Germany | — | ≈4,000 est. | ≈1 in 20K | — | Severin | 132 |
| US United States | — | 2,416 | 1 in 138K | 2.4K | Severin | 281 |
| TZ Tanzania | — | ≈2,200 est. | ≈1 in 27K | — | Severin | 15 |
| FR France | — | ≈2,100 est. | ≈1 in 32K | 2.3K | — | 4 |
| IT Italy | — | ≈660 est. | ≈1 in 94K | — | Severin | 15 |
| SE Sweden | — | ≈570 est. | ≈1 in 18K | 852 | Severin | 26 |
| MD Moldova | — | ≈250 est. | ≈1 in 13K | 120 | — | 7 |
| DK Denmark | — | 231 | 1 in 25K | 324 | — | 1 |
| DM Dominica | — | 58 | 1 in 1.3K | 58 | — | 1 |
| AG Antigua & Barbuda | #721 | — | — | — | Severin | 1 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; INSEE — Fichier des prénoms (1900–2024); Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population); Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts); e-services.md — living population register; Dominica — Revised List of Electors May 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Carl Theodor Severinb. 1763DEGerman architect
- Erik Severinb. 1879SESwedish curler
- Sergey Severinb. 1901RUSoviet chemist (1901-1993)
- John Severinb. 1921USartist (1921–2012)
- Guy Severinb. 1926RUSoviet scientist, designer of aviation and space rescue and life support equipment for crew members
- Marie Severinb. 1929USAmerican comics artist (1929-2018)
- Tim Severinb. 1940GBBritish explorer, historian, writer (1940-2020)
- Dorothy Severinb. 1942USBritish academic
- Adrian Severinb. 1954RORomanian diplomat and politician
- Domenico Severinb. 1967ITItalian organist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 89 sources across 45 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 2.4K | #12,772 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 2.3K | #12,700 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 2.3K | #12,334 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 395 | — |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 231 | #2,134 |
| DM Dominica | Dominica — Revised List of Electors May 2025 | 2025 | 58 | #169 |
Reference works 6
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
- Søndergaard, Georg, Danske efternavne (Lademann 1984/1991)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Severin mean, and where does it come from?
- the same root as Severus; see Severov). Recorded by The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles.
- What are other forms of the name Severin?
- In the etymology graph, Seve is a form of the same name in other languages.
- How common is the name Severin?
- In the United States, the national register counted 2,416 people named Severin in 2010, about 1 in 138 thousand residents.
- How common is Severin compared with other names?
- In Antigua & Barbuda, Severin is the 721st most common surname of 30,187 surnames recorded there.
- How do you pronounce Severin?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈsɛvɝɪn/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Severin have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 4.0 thousand people named Severin in Germany, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled severin.
- Where is Severin most common?
- Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Severin is densest in Dominica — about 1 in 1.3 thousand people — even though Germany holds more of our records for it.
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curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/severinThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Severin” — the 721st most common surname in Antigua & Barbuda. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.