The Savignac surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 116 people carried this name — #143,149 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 114 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Savignac surname
A surname, Savignac, from Occitan.
Borrowed from Occitan. Historically most prevalent in Aveyron.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Savignac» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 712 people named Savignac.
16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 51 départements, most often Aveyron.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 33 people named Savignac 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Savignac,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Pierre Esprit Fornier de Savignac 1764–1837 · politician
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Raphaël Savignac 1874–1951 · photographer
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Richard Savignac 1905–1991 · boxer
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Raymond Savignac 1907–2002 · graphic designer
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Jean-Paul Savignac 1936– · painter
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Jean-Paul Savignac 1939– · translator
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Savignac.
When the index is not enough
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