Saville Surname
Approximately 13,790 people bear this surname
Saville 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.
Read More About This SurnameSaville Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,759 | 1:11,708 | 1,727 |
| United States | 4,574 | 1:79,243 | 9,050 |
| Australia | 1,812 | 1:14,898 | 2,115 |
| South Africa | 925 | 1:58,570 | 7,416 |
| Canada | 716 | 1:51,460 | 6,204 |
| New Zealand | 277 | 1:16,348 | 2,848 |
| Vanuatu | 157 | 1:1,677 | 485 |
| Scotland | 151 | 1:35,456 | 3,458 |
| Ireland | 79 | 1:59,607 | 4,006 |
| Wales | 76 | 1:40,718 | 3,964 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Northern Ireland | 24 | 1:76,876 | 5,365 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 1:103,020 | 6,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,708 | 1:9,001 | 1,352 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 685 | 1:73,312 | 7,854 |
Saville (336) may also be a first name.
Saville 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.
(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]
(Eng). One who came from Saville or Sauville (willow estate), in France.
Or De Arches. See Arch. This family is descended from the Viscounts of Arques and Rouen, a branch of the Giffards. Geoffry, Viscount of Arques or Arches, had, 1. William, Baron of Folkestone; 2. Osbern, a great baron in York 1086: he had issue, 1. William; 2. Thurstan. The former founded Nun-Monkton, York, t. Stephen; the latter was Pincerna of the Barony of Sandal, and obtained from his brother Kettlewell and other lands in York. His son Peter D’Arches, Pincerna, granted part of Kettlewell to Fountains Abbey (Burton, Mon. Ebor. 174). His son Hugo Pincerna was living 1216 (Hardy, Rot. Claus. 245), and had issue, 1. Richard de Sayville, who describes himself in a grant to Pontefract as son of Hugo Pincerna (Whittaker), and was summoned to the coronation of Rich. I. (Bromton, 1158); 2. Henry de Sayville, Lord of Golcar. From Richard derived Peter de S., 1285 (Inq. p.m.); Sir John, 1300 (Parliamentary Writs); Sir John, Viscount of York, 1370; and the Savilles of Copley, Methley, &c., Marquises of Halifax, Earls of Mexborough, &c.
From the French, Savalle; from the Danish, Sevel; a personal name.
Saville: from St. Ville or Vitalis.
Saville Demographics
Average Male Saville Height
178.03 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Saville Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saville Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saville is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saville? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,177th most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 528,466 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Saville reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Saville is also the 477,199th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 336 people.
Saville is most numerous in England, where it is held by 4,759 people, or 1 in 11,708. In England Saville is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England it exists in 52 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Saville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Saville has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Saville surname grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 668 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,517 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 184 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 507 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Saville Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Saville last name are 16.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.2% registered with the political party.
The amount Saville earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.22% more than the national average, earning R 304,692 per year; in United States they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $43,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.13% more than the national average, earning $58,196 CAD per year.
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