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    The surname Savell

    A surname, carried by 1,862 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S140

    Savell: #15,673 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Savell #15,673, 1,862 people Savell: #15,673 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Savell #15,673, 1,862 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Savell is more common than 90.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,862 people named Savell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,814 Americans. That is up 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,761.

    #15,673
    rank among US surnames
    1,862
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.7%
    change since 2000 (was #15,317)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,669Donaghy1,863165,725
    #15,673Calixte1,862165,814
    #15,681Bertolini1,861165,903

    Who is named Savell

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Savell identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Savell

    Savell has the Soundex code S140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S140.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Savell?
    1,862 people in the United States had the surname Savell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,814 Americans. It ranked 15,673rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Savell?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Savell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Savell getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,761 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,862 in 2010, up 5.7%.