Savage Name Meaning: Early medieval English nickname for a 'wild or uncouth person', derived from a Middle English version of Old French 'salvage' or 'sauvage' which means 'untamed' 'wild' or 'uncontrolled'.
First recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086
Discover how your Savage ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 89 |
| Buckinghamshire | 95 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 128 |
| Channel Islands | 82 |
| Cheshire | 195 |
| Cornwall | 35 |
| Cumberland | 94 |
| Derbyshire | 97 |
| Devon | 30 |
| Dorset | 29 |
| Durham | 38 |
| Essex | 24 |
| Gloucestershire | 173 |
| Hampshire | 304 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 153 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 67 |
| Isle of Man | 31 |
| Kent | 286 |
| Lancashire | 549 |
| Leicestershire | 144 |
| Lincolnshire | 112 |
| London | 1,183 |
| Middlesex | 65 |
| Northumberland | 64 |
| Norfolk | 351 |
| Northamptonshire | 210 |
| Nottinghamshire | 192 |
| Oxfordshire | 163 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 67 |
| Shropshire | 59 |
| Suffolk | 164 |
| Somerset | 134 |
| Surrey | 74 |
| Sussex | 163 |
| Staffordshire | 198 |
| Warwickshire | 430 |
| Westmorland | 69 |
| Wiltshire | 54 |
| Worcestershire | 164 |
| Yorkshire | 463 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 23 |
| Flintshire | 35 |
| Glamorgan | 14 |
| Merionethshire | 8 |
| Montgomeryshire | 45 |
| Monmouthshire | 19 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 8 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 914 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 368 |
| House Servant | 149 |
| Labourer | 142 |
| At Home | 105 |
| Dress Maker | 75 |
| Farm Labourer | 61 |
| Servant | 59 |
| General Servant | 47 |
| Shoe Maker | 38 |
| Lace Maker | 36 |
| Laundress | 35 |
| Farm Servant | 35 |
| Tailor | 33 |
| Carpenter | 31 |
| Coal Miner | 30 |
| Gardener | 29 |
| Annuitant | 29 |
| Pauper | 29 |
| House Keeper | 27 |
| Cook | 25 |
| Errand Boy | 24 |
| House Maid | 24 |
| Ag Lab | 24 |
| Milliner | 19 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Savage | 5,482 |
| Mary Savage | 5,351 |
| John Savage | 4,665 |
| Elizabeth Savage | 3,325 |
| George Savage | 3,173 |
| Sarah Savage | 2,900 |
| Thomas Savage | 2,807 |
| James Savage | 2,410 |
| Charles Savage | 1,769 |
| Ann Savage | 1,706 |
| Henry Savage | 1,631 |
| Jane Savage | 1,359 |
| Robert Savage | 1,350 |
| Joseph Savage | 1,173 |
| Eliza Savage | 1,150 |
| Ellen Savage | 1,105 |
| Edward Savage | 1,095 |
| Annie Savage | 1,023 |
| Alice Savage | 991 |
| Emma Savage | 975 |
| Frederick Savage | 973 |
| Margaret Savage | 876 |
| Emily Savage | 852 |
| Arthur Savage | 809 |
| Alfred Savage | 807 |