The Savini surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 663 people carried this name — #34,223 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 643 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Savini surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
From the personal name Savino.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Savini» (Italian), 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 488 people named Savini 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 100 people named Savini.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
45 people named Savini live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 24 people named Savini live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Savini,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giacomo Savini 1760–1842 · painter -
Medoro Savini 1835–1888 · politician -
Giuseppe Savini 1848–1904 · linguist -
Gaetano Savini 1850–1917 · historian -
Pietro Bonaventura Savini 1692–1749 · Catholic priest
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Savino Savini 1813–1859 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Savini.
When the index is not enough
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