Saffery Surname
Approximately 603 people bear this surname
Saffery Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Savary.' Latinized as Savaricus. The Hundred Rolls form is sometimes Saffrey, almost unaltered in the present Saffery.
Savaric de Maulcon, 1224: Davies' History of Southampton.
Read More About This SurnameSaffery Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 245 | 1:227,421 | 18,997 |
| United States | 212 | 1:1,709,712 | 113,287 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Chile | 18 | 1:978,693 | 19,774 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 119 | 1:204,835 | 16,153 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Saffery (18) may also be a first name.
Saffery Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Savary.' Latinized as Savaricus. The Hundred Rolls form is sometimes Saffrey, almost unaltered in the present Saffery.
Savaric de Maulcon, 1224: Davies' History of Southampton.
Richard Saveri, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Saffrei, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Richard Saffrey, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Savaricus de Penlieze, Wiltshire, ibid.
Saufray de Som'y, Sussex, ibid.
Savar' de Claville, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
John Sauvary, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Savericus de Bohun, 12 Edward I. Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.
Sanredus de Hawkswell 16 Edward I, ibid.
Savericus de Bohun is called Savary by Dugdale.
William Savery, 1605: Reg. Broad Chalke, Wiltshire.
1708. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. of John and Abigail Saveory, lodging at Mr. Pitman's: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1805. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. James Saffery: Canterbury Cath.
V. Savery, Savary.
Savory is now a Norfolk name. In the 13th century, Philip Savery lived in Leicestershire, and John Savary in Wiltshire (H. R.). A family of Savery held property in Rawreth parish, Essex, in the 14th century (Morant's "Essex"). Another family of Savery has long been established in Devonshire, having settled at Totnes early in the 16th century; in the 17th and 18th centuries this family resided at Shilston in Modbury, and took an active part in the troubled times of the Commonwealth and of the Revolution of 1688; one of the family was high sheriff of Devon in 1619, and another member, Captain Thomas Savery, F. R. S., who flourished at the end of the 17th century, was the inventor of the first working steam - engine; the Devonshire Saverys are said to have come from Normandy (Cotton's "Totnes"). Savary was also the name of a Huguenot family established at Greenwich at the end of the 17th century, hailing originally from Perigord, in the south of France, and still represented by the Tauzia Savarys (Smiles' "Huguenots").
Saffery Demographics
Average Saffery Salary in
United States
$42,504 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Saffery Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saffery Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saffery occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saffery? popularity and diffusion
The surname Saffery is the 534,813th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Saffery are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. Saffery is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name globally, held by 18 people.
The surname Saffery is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 245 people, or 1 in 227,421. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Kent, where 23 percent live, Greater London, where 17 percent live and West Midlands, where 7 percent live. Not including England Saffery exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Saffery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Saffery has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Saffery surname grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 3,029 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Saffery Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Saffery surname are 30.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.72% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Saffery earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $42,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $33,776 CAD per year.
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