Explore the Family Name Savaglio

The meaning of Savaglio

Italian (Calabria): probably of Catalan origin, from Savall, a topographic name from sa vall ‘the valley’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Alessandro, Carlo, Italo, Aldo, Antonio, Carmine, Domenic, Enrico, Francesco, Gino, Luigi, Sante.

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How common is the last name Savaglio in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Savaglio held a rank of 60,083 in terms of popularity in the year 2000, which slightly declined to 60,196 by 2010. This change represented a minor decrease in popularity of roughly 0.19 percent. The count, or the number of people with this surname, however, saw a subtle increase from 314 in 2000 to 335 in 2010, representing a growth rate of approximately 6.69 percent. Nevertheless, the proportion of people named Savaglio per 100,000 population experienced a slight dip of about 8.33 percent during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,083	#60,196	-0.19%
Count	314	335	6.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Savaglio

In regard to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Savaglio identified as White, accounting for 97.13 percent in 2000 and dropping slightly to 92.84 percent by 2010. This drop indicates a decrease of 4.42 percent. Interestingly, there was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories either in 2000 or 2010. However, the Hispanic representation emerged in 2010, making up 5.37 percent of the Savaglios, a figure that did not exist in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.13%	92.84%	-4.42%
Hispanic	0%	5.37%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%