Savory Surname
Approximately 4,999 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSavory Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,016 | 1:27,638 | 3,755 |
| United States | 1,257 | 1:288,352 | 26,794 |
| Canada | 511 | 1:72,105 | 8,206 |
| Guyana | 266 | 1:2,865 | 529 |
| Australia | 237 | 1:113,906 | 12,650 |
| New Zealand | 112 | 1:40,431 | 6,796 |
| Israel | 106 | 1:80,732 | 9,742 |
| Wales | 99 | 1:31,258 | 3,153 |
| Jamaica | 87 | 1:32,988 | 2,352 |
| South Africa | 75 | 1:722,369 | 51,132 |
| Scotland | 43 | 1:124,507 | 7,876 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 25 | 1:1,373 | 161 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Panama | 13 | 1:300,943 | 7,078 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Saint Lucia | 8 | 1:22,348 | 1,601 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,095 | 1:22,261 | 3,132 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 285 | 1:176,206 | 15,764 |
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.
For Savary, q.v.
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).
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").
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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.
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