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    The surname Savic

    A Serbo-Croatian surname, carried by 629 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S120

    Savic: #35,721 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Savic #35,721, 629 people Savic: #35,721 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Savic #35,721, 629 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Savic is more common than 78% of them.

    Origin

    Serbo-Croatian origin

    Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Savić.

    One of 26 Serbo-Croatian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 629 people named Savic in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 490,851 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 487.

    #35,721
    rank among US surnames
    629
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +29.2%
    change since 2000 (was #41,995)

    Who is named Savic

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

    98% of people named Savic identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 98%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Savics

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sonja Savić
      Actress (1961-2008)
    • Stefan Savić
      Austrian association football player, born 1994
    • Vladan Savić
      Association football player, born 1979
    • Milan Savić
      Bosnian footballer (born 2000)

    Notable Savics come mostly from Serbia and Montenegro (1), Austria (1) and Montenegro (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    • Savich

    Savic has the Soundex code S120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S120.

    Other Serbo-Croatian surnames

    All 26 Serbo-Croatian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Savic come from?
    Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Savić.
    How common is the surname Savic?
    629 people in the United States had the surname Savic in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 490,851 Americans. It ranked 35,721st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Savic?
    In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Savic identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Savic?
    Sonja Savić, actress (1961-2008), followed by Stefan Savić.
    Where is the surname Savic most common?
    Wikidata records people named Savic in Serbia and Montenegro, Austria and Montenegro and 1 other country.
    Is the surname Savic getting more or less common?
    More common. 487 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 629 in 2010, up 29%.
    What are other spellings of Savic?
    Savich.