The Saavedra surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 18,834 people carried this name — #1,910 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,700 people counted. That is up 41% from 13,358 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Saavedra surname
From Spanish, of Galician origin.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Saavedra» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 36,913 people named Saavedra live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
149 people named Saavedra live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 37 people named Saavedra.
Most of them — 21 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Gironde.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
105 people named Saavedra is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Saavedra in American newspapers,
1920–1926.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,307 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Saavedra,
with a public archive behind them.
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Vicente de Peraza 1489–1553 · Catholic priest -
Francisco de Saavedra 1746–1819 · military personnel -
Cornelio Saavedra 1759–1829 · military personnel -
Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas 1791–1865 · writer -
Manuela Saavedra 1799–1899 · hero
Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Manuela Saavedra: Margarita Canteros, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 227 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Saavedra,
in the records of 3 countries.
Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.
United States334 records
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 152
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 88
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 74
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 16
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
- Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
- U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
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Example: U.S. war memorial War record Ignacio A. SaavedraBorn 1926; from El Paso County, Texas. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Frank SaavedraBorn 1911 in New Mexico. Enlisted 1942 at Santa Fe; mechanic from Bernalillo County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, New Mexico.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. burial record, 1864 Burial record Frances E. SaavedraU.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1936, died 1998; buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Showing 3 of 334 records for Saavedra in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).
France12 records
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Anne Leticia SaavedraBorn 1940 in Chile; died 1984 in Chile.
Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte) -
Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Francisco SaavedraBorn 1928 in Spain; died 1998 in Bar-sur-Seine (Aube).
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Anastadia SaavedraBorn 1905 in Spain; died 1991 in Beaumont (Puy-de-Dôme).
Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
Showing 3 of 12 records for Saavedra in France.
Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).
Netherlands2 records
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Example: U.S. census, 1910 Population register Herlinda SaavedraIn the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1879 in Mexico.
Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
Showing 1 of 2 records for Saavedra in the Netherlands.
Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).
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