Savory Surname

95,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Savory 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.

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Savory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0161:27,6383,755
United States1,2571:288,35226,794
Canada5111:72,1058,206
Guyana2661:2,865529
Australia2371:113,90612,650
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Israel1061:80,7329,742
Wales991:31,2583,153
Jamaica871:32,9882,352
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Turks and Caicos Islands251:1,373161
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Panama131:300,9437,078
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
France81:8,302,840321,660
Saint Lucia81:22,3481,601
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Barbados31:95,8161,797
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0951:22,2613,132
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2851:176,20615,764

Savory (523) may also be a first name.

Savory 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.

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

For Savary, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Peter Savore, Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae),also 1198(Ib.); Richard Savaria, Engl. 1202 (Rotulus Cancellarii); Laurence de Savore, Richard Saveri, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

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").

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

Savory Last Name Facts

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

Savory has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Savory? popularity and diffusion

It is the 95,200th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,801 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Savory are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 369,131st most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 523 people.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 2,016 people, or 1 in 27,638. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 15 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 6 percent live. Barring England Savory exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Savory Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Savory has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Savory surname grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 990 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Savory Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Savory surname are 3.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Savory earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning R 225,444 per year; in United States they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $42,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $50,817 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Savoury921,046/
Savoray927/
Shavory923/
Savorey922/
Savoory920/
Savorry920/
Savouray8671/
Savourey8652/
Sahavory861/
Savary8312,400/
Savery834,689/
Savore83191/
Savora8399/
Savori8372/
Sabory8357/
Cavory8346/
Zavory8322/
Sovory8310/
Savoré838/
Savorè834/
Sevory832/
Sawory832/
Javory831/
Savariy771,149/
Savaray77340/
Savoure77263/
Savoret77133/
Shabory77122/
Saboury77109/
Savouré7785/
Shevory7767/
Savoire7765/
Savoree7746/
Savouri7741/
Sasvary7732/
Sauvary7731/
Saboory7721/
Savoris7719/
Sasváry7718/
Savorit7711/
Savarry779/
Savarys776/
Satvary776/
Szavary776/
Savorio775/
Shavery774/
Savoura774/
Savorra773/
Zavoruy772/
Savorie772/
Savarey772/
Saverry772/
Savaryi772/
Saverey771/
Saveriy771/
Savoora771/
Savoori771/
Savoroi771/
Siavora771/
Seabory771/
Seavery771/
Zahvory771/
Saborey771/
Saboriy771/
Sasvàry771/
Savores771/
Szaváry771/
Shavary771/
Scevory770/
Seavore770/
Seavary770/
Shaboury713,056/
Savouret71615/
Savouris7147/
Javouray7120/
Savaraya7110/
Javourey719/
Shaborey715/
Shahvary714/
Savatray711/
Savoritt711/
Seaverry711/
Sabourey711/
Sashvori711/
Savorets711/
Savourez711/
Chavohry711/
Savarrey711/
Shavaryi711/
Ssasvary711/
Savara6716,616/
Savari674,255/
Savare672,975/
Sabore672,177/
Sabori671,687/
Saveri671,622/
Sabora67837/
Severy67687/
Zavery67482/
Javori67413/
Javary67343/
Sabary67335/
Zavora67315/
Savere67237/
Sawori67221/
Šavora67174/
Sawary67156/
Sowery67110/
Sobary6785/
Sovery6752/
Sóváry6745/
Javore6739/
Zavori6734/
Sawore6730/
Sawora6724/
Savaré6720/
Sovary6719/
Sawery6715/
Savarè6715/
Zavary6714/
Závory6714/
Sowary6710/
Sevori676/
Shashvary676/
Sevary672/
Sévery672/
Savoyread671/
Sobory671/
Shahvhora671/
Saboré671/
Savéri671/
Shahvorie671/
Sovora671/
Sovori671/
Saivottri671/
Savári671/
Cavore671/
Cavary670/
Sevore670/
Cavori670/
Savourais670/

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