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    The surname Savin

    A Russian surname, carried by 996 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S150

    Savin: #24,961 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Savin #24,961, 996 people Savin: #24,961 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Savin #24,961, 996 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Savin is more common than 84.6% of them.

    Origin

    Russian origin

    * As a Russian surname, from Russian Саввин (Savvin), from a personal name derived from Medieval Greek Σάββας (Sábbas). See Savas. * As an English and French surname, from Savin, a variant of Sabin. * As an Irish surname, variant of Sabin.

    One of 24 Russian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 996 people named Savin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 309,985 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 980.

    #24,961
    rank among US surnames
    996
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.6%
    change since 2000 (was #24,023)

    Who is named Savin

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

    88% of people named Savin identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • Two or more races 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Savin

    Savin has the Soundex code S150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S150.

    Other Russian surnames

    All 24 Russian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Savin come from?
    * As a Russian surname, from Russian Саввин (Savvin), from a personal name derived from Medieval Greek Σάββας (Sábbas). See Savas. * As an English and French surname, from Savin, a variant of Sabin. * As an Irish surname, variant of Sabin.
    How common is the surname Savin?
    996 people in the United States had the surname Savin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 309,985 Americans. It ranked 24,961st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Savin?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Savin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Savin getting more or less common?
    More common. 980 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 996 in 2010, up 1.6%.