Siver History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany

Early Origins of the Siver family

The surname Siver was first found in northern Germany, in particular Hamburg and Pomerania, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society in this region. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches in the eastern Baltic, elevating their social status by their great contributions to society through the military and civil services.

Early History of the Siver family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Siver research. Another 200 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1586, 1666, 1710, 1745, 1760 and 1768 are included under the topic Early Siver History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Siver Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sievers, Siever, Sievert, Sivrit, Sievertsen, Siver, Sivers, Sivert, Siefert, Siffert, Siefers, Sieverling (Westphalia), Siewer, Siewers and many more.

Early Notables of the Siver family

Prominent bearers of the name Siver at this time were

Paul Siefert (variants: Syfert, Sivert, Sibert) (1586-1666), a German composer and organist associated with the North German school

Siver migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Siver Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Siver, who settled in Philadelphia in 1741
Carl Siver, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1749

Contemporary Notables of the name Siver (post 1700) +

Robert W. Siver, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 29th District, 1934 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html