Cevelin Family History & Genealogy
Cevelin Last Name History & Origin
AddSummary
For at least one branch of the Cevelin family, the Cevelin family name (surname) came about when the patriarch of the family, Valentine Cevelin, changed his last name from Carlson to Cevelin due to the number of Swedish immigrants in New York, New York who had the same last name. Confusion reigns as to whether it was his wife's Jisela's (her name Americanized to Giselle) mother's maiden name, but for certain it was taking a name from Jisela's side of the family, Sevelin, and changing the "S" to a soft "C" so that monograms in the family wouldn't need to be changed.
History
One branch of the Cevelin family immigrated from Sweden to the United States of America (New York) in the early 1900s (Valentine and Jisela Cevelin). They were perhaps originally from Stockholm. Certainly, the Cevelin family originally came from Sweden. For at least one branch of the Cevelin family, the Cevelin family name (surname) came about when the patriarch of the family, Valentine Cevelin, changed his last name from Carlson to Cevelin due to the number of Swedish immigrants in New York, New York who had the same last name. Confusion reigns as to whether it was his wife's Jisela's (her name Americanized to Giselle) mother's maiden name, but for certain it was taking a name from Jisela's side of the family, Sevelin, and changing the "S" to a soft "C" so that monograms in the family wouldn't need to be changed.
Name Origin
There is no meaning that is known for "Cevelin". The name was created by Valentine Cevelin when he changed his last name from Carlson to Cevelin - changing the Swedish spelling of "Sevelin" to "Cevelin".
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The Cevelin family is from Sweden. At least one branch of the Cevelin family is Swedish.
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