Savas

See also: savas, savaş, Savaş, and savās

English

Etymology

Both 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

Savas (plural Savases)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Savas is the 33596^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 678 individuals. Savas is most common among White (90.86%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Savas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• vasas