Savile Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Savile Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. An old surname of the East Riding, which has penetrated into Lancashire, as Saville and Seville. It looks like a surname of Norman local extraction.

Robertus Sayuill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Savile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:357,16725,626
India1281:5,992,698140,682
Canada581:635,26952,014
Wales211:147,35910,403
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2101:116,07311,213
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Savile (82) may also be a first name.

Savile Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. An old surname of the East Riding, which has penetrated into Lancashire, as Saville and Seville. It looks like a surname of Norman local extraction.

Robertus Sayuill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Seyuyll, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Sayuyll, 1379: ibid.

1611. John Payne and Fridiswith Savill (Yorkshire): Marriage Lic. (London).

1616-7. Sir Thomas Mildmay and Anne Savile (parish of Wakefield, Yorkshire): ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Saville or Sauville (France) = the Willow Farm, Estate, or Village [Dialectal French sá (Walloon), sau (Picard.),sals (Norm.), Latin salix, a willow + French ville, Latin villa]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

One of the most illustrious families of the E. Riding of Yorkshire, where they are said to have existed in the XII. cent. In the thirteenth they were certainly flourishing in those parts. Some writers have fancifully ascribed to them an Italian origin. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. The name is probably Norman, and it seems to be represented in Holinshed's list by Sent Vile.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Savile Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Savile Come From? nationality or country of origin

Savile (Georgian: სავილე, Hindi: सविले) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Savile? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 714,947th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. Savile is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Savile reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 82 people.

Savile is most widely held in England, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 357,167. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 26 percent reside, East Sussex, where 12 percent reside and Somerset, where 9 percent reside. Besides England this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Savile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Savile has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Savile surname declined 26 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Savile Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Savile surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Savile earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 2.02% more than the national average, earning R 242,436 per year; in United States they earn 170.86% more than the national average, earning $116,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.99% more than the national average, earning $50,175 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saville9213,790/
Saviole9235/
Saviele925/
Saviles924/
Savoile922/
Savilee922/
Seavile921/
Savilie921/
Savil91108/
Savaille8674/
Sasville8638/
Seaville8611/
Saiville866/
Sayville864/
Saviyele862/
Scaville861/
Savillie861/
Sauville861/
Savielle861/
Sayvilie861/
Savillee861/
Shavileh861/
Saveille861/
Savale835,339/
Savill834,203/
Sabile833,596/
Savila83712/
Saviel83383/
Cavile83291/
Savili8372/
Savele8366/
Sevile8347/
Shavil8343/
Javile8331/
Savail8323/
Sawile8322/
Satvil8321/
Savule8316/
Saviol8312/
Sovile839/
Savily831/
Saavil831/
Savilj831/
Savilt830/
Sausville80365/
Sauviller80120/
Schaville807/
Sassville803/
Saitville802/
Sheaville802/
Schavilie801/
Schavilje801/
Savilay7711,393/
Seville774,788/
Savalle771,410/
Savilla771,270/
Savelle77423/
Caville77310/
Savieli77137/
Shaviel77132/
Sabiles77120/
Shavale77107/
Shavili7770/
Saivale7759/
Seavill7756/
Savaley7756/
Saveley7749/
Savilia7743/
Savulea7741/
Saibele7739/
Shabile7738/
Shavila7737/
Savelea7734/
Cavilee7734/
Chavile7726/
Savilly7719/
Savaill7717/
Savoila7712/
Saivila7711/
Siabile7710/
Savilli779/
Sampile778/
Sabilie778/
Savelei777/
Sawiley776/
Savulei776/
Savelee775/
Saavila774/
Savhale774/
Savalei774/
Sabaile774/
Sauvale773/
Saavili773/
Soville773/
Shavele773/
Sabiole773/
Shavill772/
Savalhe772/
Savaili772/
Savalee772/
Savelie772/
Javille772/
Saavale771/
Sahvale771/
Sauvila771/
Savaail771/
Javoile771/
Jhavile771/
Savilai771/
Saviloa771/
Scovile771/
Seabile771/
Savjleh771/
Souvile771/
Javiles771/
Zaville771/
Siovile771/
Shevile771/
Saveler771/
Savilaa771/
Sauviel771/
Savoule771/
Séville771/
Cavaile771/
Shavitl771/
Sahvili771/
Sawileh771/
Caviley770/
Soviler770/
Seaviel770/
Savhill770/
Schavillie7514/
Sauvillerr751/
Savel732,299/
Sawle731,013/
Sovil7390/
Şavil7317/
Savyl7314/
Zavil732/
Scoville714,179/
Savilova711,594/
Chhavile71378/
Saviolli71266/
Chaville71263/
Sheville71230/
Souville71220/
Sowaileh71214/
Sgavioli71200/
Sağbilge71199/
Sauvalle71189/
Shaivale71159/
Shampile71129/
Sosville7194/
Javilles7169/
Shaiwale7154/
Savisild7138/
Sioville7125/
Soveyile7125/
Savailay7122/
Shavelle7118/
Cavailhe7114/
Sceville7112/
Sheavill719/
Satvilli718/
Savilaya717/
Shavalee714/
Saviolly714/
Shavieli714/
Saiwalee714/
Savailli713/
Shaavili713/
Shavilla713/
Savayila713/
Savillio713/
Sevillea712/
Sashvili712/
Shaveley712/
Seveille712/
Sevaille712/
Savilová712/
Sabaille711/
Sausvill711/
Savailia711/
Savelets711/
Saviyola711/
Shabiele711/
Shaveill711/
Shawiley711/
Shawaile711/
Saywileh711/
Javillez711/
Shabileh711/
Soviller711/
Sahabile711/
Saiveley711/
Saivilia711/
Savisilt711/
Savillia711/
Sauvilia711/
Sayvilla711/
Sévaille711/
Chavaile711/
Saubilet711/
Sobayile711/
Saivilai711/
Samphile711/
Seiville710/
Schevile710/
Sevilley710/
Jayville710/
Savellie710/
Cavillee710/
Shavelee710/
Savalley710/
Cavele6719,860/
Sabila676,560/
Sabili673,267/
Shavel672,965/
Savell672,666/
Sawale672,660/
Savela672,651/
Sovilj67973/
Sevele67607/
Savely67592/
Sabele67588/
Sawule67475/
Sowale67455/
Cawile67433/
Chauville67348/
Sawila67346/
Sawele67297/
Chavil67292/
Schoville67278/
Jawile67271/
Saveli67213/
Sevili67208/
Sawili67155/
Shavilova67123/
Sovale6770/
Zavila6762/
Sawiel6762/
Sevule6754/
Cavili6752/
Souvielle6747/
Sovili6744/
Covile6733/
Sauvel6732/
Sevilä6730/
Savuli6728/
Jovile6728/
Javili6727/
Savailova6718/
Sabail6717/
Sabily6716/
Shawle6716/
Sabeil6716/
Saveal6713/
Javele6713/
Sobile6712/
Sawail6712/
Sobail6710/
Zabile6710/
Saavel679/
Savuly677/
Shahavale677/
Xabile677/
Savelleas676/
Schawilje676/
Savyol675/
Sovule675/
Sabhil675/
Sgaviolli675/
Siovil675/
Saveel674/
Sowail674/
Sewile674/
Savoilova674/
Sovila673/
Sathvilli673/
Zavele673/
Sävilä673/
Sovail672/
Satvel672/
Shabailey672/
Shashvili672/
Soviel672/
Sévèle672/
Savelj672/
Sabailler672/
Sausvilli671/
Chavaille671/
Zovile671/
Schaibile671/
Saveul671/
Seavel671/
Shawiyele671/
Sowile671/
Sahwle671/
Soivil671/
Sovily671/
Sovele671/
Saimphile671/
Sabuil671/
Sabyle671/
Sabıle671/
Schavelje671/
Saviyalla671/
Savicelli671/
Sawilh671/
Saiviolli671/
Sajvel671/
Saboil671/
Siavel671/
Zavili671/
Scheville670/
Sovill670/
Souviller670/
Cavily670/
Chasville670/
Schaveley670/
Seviellee670/

Savile Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Savile in the Georgian language
სავილეsavile-
Savile in the Hindi language
सविलेsavile50
सविलीsavili50

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