Sayward Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Sayward Surname Definition:

V. Saward.

Sayward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:897,17667,678
England1291:431,92329,000
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Sayward (184) may also be a first name.

Sayward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Saward.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The sea warden or coast guard; descendant of Saeward (sea, protection).

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

Sayward Last Name Facts

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

Sayward occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sayward? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sayward is the 575,362nd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,322,753 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Sayward live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sayward is also the 671,014th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 184 people.

The last name Sayward is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States Sayward is most common in: New York, where 24 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 18 percent reside and Maine, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Sayward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sayward has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sayward last name increased 277 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 274 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sayward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sayward surname are 3.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.69% being registered with the political party.

Sayward earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saywards930/
Saward921,614/
Seaward863,195/
Shaward8668/
Sawards864/
Saiward863/
Sayword862/
Seyward862/
Sgaward861/
Saweard860/
Shawaird80301/
Seaweard8026/
Shayvard807/
Suyaward802/
Shaeward801/
Shawward801/
Seawardt800/
Sayevard800/
Sayweird800/
Savard7723,946/
Seward7719,648/
Sabard77702/
Saword7728/
Sawart7716/
Siward777/
Sheward711,666/
Sewards71481/
Sauvard71212/
Seeward7186/
Sevaard7110/
Seaword7110/
Sueward716/
Sawarth715/
Shabard713/
Sieward712/
Sawarts712/
Savardh712/
Seawart711/
Sewaird711/
Shawart711/
Seywart711/
Sewgard711/
Sewardt711/
Sawarte711/
Saewart711/
Ceaward711/
Savards710/
Seuward710/
Sewardd710/
Shavard710/
Sabhard710/
Seiward710/
Sawartz710/
Seweard710/
Shiward710/
Shawhart6748/
Seasword6719/
Sichward6719/
Scheward6711/
Sivgaard679/
Schiward674/
Sahwartz673/
Shawarts672/
D'Seward671/
Shahvard671/
Chayvard671/
Ssawarte671/
Shawartz671/
Shaswart671/
Saiswart671/
Seywords670/

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