Savas

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.

Savas (plural Savases)

1. A surname.

• 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.

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

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