Saavedra
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Spanish, of Galician origin.
Proper noun edit
Saavedra (plural Saavedras)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Saavedra is the 1910th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18834 individuals. Saavedra is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.86%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Saavedra”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish Saavedra, from Galician.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: sa‧a‧ved‧ra
Proper noun edit
Saavedra
- a surname from Galician
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested in the 12th century as Salavetera and Saavetra. From Saa + vedra: Saa from Proto-Germanic *salą (“hall, house”), and vedra from Latin vetera (“old”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Saavedra f
- A parish of Begonte, Lugo, Galicia
- A village in Dadín, O Irixo, Ourense, Galicia
- a toponymical surname
References edit
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Saavedra
- a surname
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
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Saavedra f
- a surname from Galician, the 307th most common in Mexico, the 64th most common in Peru, the 51st most common in Chile, and 50th most common in Bolivia
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Saavedra (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜀᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜇ)
- a surname from Spanish
Statistics edit
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Saavedra is the 323rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 24,618 individuals.