The Savoia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 666 people carried this name — #34,110 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is up 20% from 556 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Savoia surname
Through an intermediate *Sabau(d)ja, from Latin Sabaudia.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Savoia» (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 416 people named Savoia 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
105 people named Savoia live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 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 83 people named Savoia.
31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Aube.
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.
Who carried it
People named Savoia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antonia of Savoy d. 1500 -
Philiberte of Savoy d. 1524 · aristocrat -
Philiberte of Savoy d. 1524 · aristocrat
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Adelaide of Maurienne 1092–1154 · Queen Consort of France -
Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou 1420–1479 · monarch -
Michele Savoia d. 2014 · tailor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Savoia.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Savoia is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.