Savill Surname

110,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Savill 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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Savill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5401:21,9363,077
Australia6021:44,8435,643
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
New Zealand2481:18,2593,196
Canada1691:218,02121,041
Wales701:44,2084,243
France631:1,054,329115,549
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4151:17,2262,503
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

Savill (21) may also be a first name.

Savill 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

(Eng). One who came from Saville or Sauville (willow estate), in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The name of Savill has been for a long time established in Essex. Savil or Savel was the name of an Essex gentleman in the reign of Charles I. (Farmer's "Waltham"). The Savilles owned Stisted Hall during last century, Samuel Saville residing there in 1762 (M. and W.). The Essex family may perhaps have been a branch in the past of the Yorkshire Saviles, one of the most illustrious of the East Riding families, where they have existed since the 12th century (L.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Savill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Savill (Russian: Савилл) is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Savill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 110,562nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,733,891 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Savill are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 21 people.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 2,540 people, or 1 in 21,936. In England it is mostly found in: Essex, where 20 percent live, Greater London, where 18 percent live and Kent, where 7 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Savill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Savill has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Savill last name rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 169 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Savill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Savill surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Savill earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.29% more than the national average, earning R 326,244 per year; in United States they earn 27.56% more than the national average, earning $55,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $53,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saville9213,790/
Seavill9256/
Savaill9217/
Shavill922/
Scavill920/
Savhill920/
Savil91108/
Savaille8674/
Sasville8638/
Seaville8611/
Sheavill869/
Saiville866/
Sayville864/
Sausvill861/
Shaveill861/
Sauville861/
Saveille861/
Cavill832,875/
Savell832,666/
Savile83409/
Saviel83383/
Shavil8343/
Sevill8326/
Savail8323/
Satvil8321/
Saviol8312/
Saevil838/
Javill837/
Scavil832/
Saavil831/
Sovill830/
Savilt830/
Sausville80365/
Sassville803/
Saitville802/
Sheaville802/
Scovill771,195/
Sawhill77537/
Savelle77423/
Shevill77220/
Saveall77178/
Shaviel77132/
Shavell7783/
Caveill7747/
Sjövill7725/
Cauvill773/
Soville773/
Seavell772/
Savoile772/
Javille772/
Sauvell771/
Savaail771/
Seavile771/
Zaville771/
Sauviel771/
Shavitl771/
Seaviel770/
Sasvell770/
Sahvell770/
Caavill770/
Scavell770/
Sevil738,124/
Savel732,299/
Cavil73514/
Javil73277/
Sovil7390/
Şavil7317/
Savyl7314/
Zavil732/
Savilova711,594/
Chaville71263/
Souville71220/
Sosville7194/
Savisild7138/
Sioville7125/
Schevill7119/
Shavelle7118/
Schovill713/
Shawhill712/
Cauvhill712/
Savilová712/
Sabaille711/
Sanphill711/
Shauvell711/
Schavell711/
Savisilt711/
Scouvill710/
Chaivill710/
Seiville710/
Jayville710/
Sabile673,596/
Shavel672,965/
Cavell671,840/
Covill671,495/
Scovil67885/
Chauville67348/
Chavil67292/
Sovell67146/
Shavilova67123/
Sawell67116/
Sevell67101/
Zavell6789/
Savele6766/
Sawiel6762/
Shevil6735/
Sauvel6732/
Zavillová6732/
Javile6731/
Sawile6722/
Savailova6718/
Sabail6717/
Sabeil6716/
Saveal6713/
Sawail6712/
Sobail6710/
Saavel679/
Sovile679/
Javell678/
Savyol675/
Sabhil675/
Siovil675/
Saveel674/
Sowail674/
Savoilova674/
Sovail672/
Satvel672/
Soviel672/
Sabitl672/
Sabgil671/
Sauthvell671/
Chavaille671/
Zaviel671/
Saveul671/
Seavel671/
Zavillova671/
Soivil671/
Sabuil671/
Sawilh671/
Seviel671/
Sajvel671/
Saboil671/
Siavel671/
Cavilh671/
Jaivil671/
Caveil670/
Sewail670/
Chasville670/

Savill Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Savill in the Russian language
Савиллsavill-

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