Sauvage Surname
Approximately 23,093 people bear this surname
Sauvage Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the savage' (compare Wild). It is curious that Wild and Savage should be so popular as sobriquets, but fierceness was fascinating. The invariable forms are Salvage, Sauvage, and Savage.
Geoffrey le Sauvage, Leicestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameSauvage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 19,604 | 1:3,388 | 238 |
| Belgium | 1,974 | 1:5,824 | 708 |
| United States | 570 | 1:635,893 | 51,189 |
| Canada | 152 | 1:242,405 | 23,093 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Argentina | 71 | 1:602,020 | 42,723 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Israel | 43 | 1:199,015 | 19,367 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Luxembourg | 33 | 1:17,592 | 3,875 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 22 | 1:71,292 | 3,399 |
| Jersey | 16 | 1:3,243 | 531 |
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Guernsey | 7 | 1:4,665 | 827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Sauvage (23) may also be a first name.
Sauvage Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the savage' (compare Wild). It is curious that Wild and Savage should be so popular as sobriquets, but fierceness was fascinating. The invariable forms are Salvage, Sauvage, and Savage.
Geoffrey le Sauvage, Leicestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Walter Salvage, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert le Savage, Suffolk, ibid.
Beatrix Sawage, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Sawfage, 1379: ibid.
Adelmya le Sauvage. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.
John le Savage. Rolls of Parliament.
William le Salvage. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
1734. Married — Andrew Savage and Mary Gill: St. George, Hanover Square.
From Old French salvage, French sauvage, 'wild.' "La Sauvage was a sobriquet of early times, both in Normandy and England, which implied, perhaps, a roughness of manners" (Lower). John Sauuage, a witness in 1222 (LSC., 62). James Seavage was married in Edinburgh, 1629 (Edinb. Marr.), and John Savadge appears in the toun of Sanquhar, 1641 (Dumfries).
Savage is an ancient Gloucestershire name, which was represented as Savage or Sauvage in this county as well as in Wilts, in the reign of Edward I. In that reign it was also numerous in one form or the other in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, where it is still established (H. R.).
User-submitted Reference
Savage may be found among the English families imported into Montgomeryshire, specifically the area around Trefeglwys and Llanidloes, in the 16th century. They were of minor standing, having several members of the family serving in the clergy and in some cases were referred to as 'gentlemen'. Among the names of the family is the unusual occurrence of Rock Savage, which could be an a reference to a descent from the noted Savage family of Rock Savage, a mansion in Runcorn, Cheshire.
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Sauvage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sauvage Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sauvage occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sauvage? popularity and diffusion
It is the 23,452nd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 315,574 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Sauvage live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 23 people.
It is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 19,604 people, or 1 in 3,388. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 26 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Grand Est, where 9 percent are found. Apart from France this surname is found in 64 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Sauvage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sauvage has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sauvage surname increased 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 767 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sauvage Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States Sauvage are 9.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sauvage earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.81% less than the national average, earning 208,302 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 231.63% more than the national average, earning R 788,076 per year; in United States they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $46,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.11% less than the national average, earning $47,643 CAD per year.
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Sauvage Reference & Research
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