Saville Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Saville Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Saville family

Profession Census Frequency
School 337
Private Means 31
Farm Labourer 27
General Servant (domestic) 23
General Labourer 22
Coal Miner Hewer 20
Weaver 20
None 19
Clerk 17
At Home 17
Labourer 15
Domestic Servant 12
House Painter 11
Housekeeper 11
Bricklayer 11
Charwoman 10
House Keeper 10
Shop Assistant 10
School Boy 10
Dressmaker 9
General Servant Domestic 8
Cotton Weaver 8
Worsted Spinner 8
Errand Boy 7
Farmer 7

Saville Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Saville 100% 18,705
2 Savill 86% 10,061
3 Seville 86% 2,691
4 Savell 71% 2,541
5 Savile 86% 1,584
6 Sevill 71% 976
7 Sivell 57% 819
8 Saveall 57% 572
9 Savil 71% 560
10 Sevell 57% 408
11 Sovell 57% 394
12 Savelle 86% 159
13 Sivill 71% 145
14 Savall 71% 131

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The surname Saville is the most popular version of all its varients

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