Savas
English
editEtymology
editBoth from Turkish Savaş and Greek Σάββας (Sávvas), the latter from Aramaic סבא (“grandfather, old man”). Several variants exist, such as Savvides, Savvopoulos, Savopoulos, Sava, Savvas.
Proper noun
editSavas (plural Savases)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Savas is the 33596th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 678 individuals. Savas is most common among White (90.86%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Savas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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- English surnames from Turkish