Explore the Family Name Savory

The meaning of Savory

English (Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Savaric, Old French Savari, from ancient Germanic Sabaricus, Savaricus, itself from a stem of uncertain origin + rīc ‘power(ful)’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Savory witnessed a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank for the name fell from 24,857 in 2000 to 26,008 in 2010, indicating a drop in popularity by 4.63%. Despite this, the total count of people with the surname Savory increased marginally from 940 in 2000 to 943 in 2010, showing a minimal growth rate of 0.32%. However, when put into perspective, the proportion of people named Savory per 100,000 decreased by 8.57% in the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,857	#26,008	-4.63%
Count	940	943	0.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.32	-8.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Savory

The ethnicity distribution among individuals with the surname Savory also experienced some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The proportion of those identifying as White remained predominant but saw a decrease of 4.27% from 2000 to 2010. Over the same period, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic (22.07%) and Black (12.03%), while the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively stable. The group identifying as two or more ethnicities saw an uptick of 15.79%, suggesting a growing diversity within this surname group. On the contrary, the American Indian and Alaskan Native representation saw a decline of 17.20%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.79%	66.81%	-4.27%
Black	17.13%	19.19%	12.03%
Hispanic	5.21%	6.36%	22.07%
Two or More Races	2.66%	3.08%	15.79%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.72%	3.08%	-17.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.49%	1.48%	-0.67%