Find out how popular the last name Savitt is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Savitt.

Savitt, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Savitt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Savitt in America

Savitt is the 44109th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Savitt surname appeared 488 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Savitt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Savitt to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Savitt

The surname Savitt originated in Russia and Eastern Europe during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Slavic root "sav" or "sava," which means "black" or "dark." This could suggest that the name may have initially referred to a person with dark hair or a swarthy complexion.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Savitt can be found in various Russian and Polish records from the 16th and 17th centuries. These include references to individuals with variations such as Savitsky, Savitskiy, and Savicki. Some of these early records may have been associated with specific locations or regions within Russia and Poland.

One notable historical figure with the surname Savitt was Mikhail Savitsky (1805-1887), a Russian painter and professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. He was known for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting everyday life in Russia.

Another individual of note was Konstantin Savitsky (1844-1905), a Russian general who served in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and the Boxer Rebellion in China at the turn of the 20th century.

In the 20th century, the name Savitt was carried by influential individuals such as Walter Savitch (1928-2021), an American computer scientist and author of several widely-used textbooks on programming and data structures.

Yuri Savitsky (1937-2015) was a Soviet and Russian actor known for his roles in films such as "The Diamond Arm" and "Bumer," as well as his work on stage and in television.

It is also worth mentioning Evgeny Savitsky (1917-1999), a Soviet writer and journalist who served as a war correspondent during World War II and later wrote extensively about the conflict.

While the surname Savitt has its roots in Eastern Europe, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, the name's origins can be traced back to the Slavic languages and cultures of Russia and neighboring regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Savitt

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Savitt.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Savitt was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Savitt has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Savitt was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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