The Savy surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 101 people carried this name — #159,712 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,333,300 people counted. That is down 2% from 103 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,414 people named Savy.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 72 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 296 people named Savy 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
23 people named Savy live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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.
Who carried it
People named Savy,
with a public archive behind them.
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Maurice Savy 1906–1991 · rugby union player -
Pierre Savy 1784–1871 · politician
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Charles Savy 1816–1886 · archaeologist
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Jean Savy 1906–1993 · spy
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Yo Savy 1911–2003 · artist
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Max Savy 1918–2010 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Savy.
- Savoia 666 · U.S. census
- Savoie 5,652 · U.S. census
- Savon 159 · U.S. census
- Savona 639 · U.S. census
- Savoy 7,649 · U.S. census
- Savoye 123 · U.S. census
- Sawicki 3,977 · U.S. census
- Sax 1,676 · U.S. census
- Saxe 1,776 · U.S. census
- Saxer 480 · U.S. census
- Say 3,302 · U.S. census
- Sayad 285 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Savy is.
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