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Sauvage History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Sauvage History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Scotland
Ireland

Early Origins of the Sauvage family

The surname Sauvage was first found in "Normandy and England, which implied, perhaps, a roughness of manners." 1 John Sauuage, was a witness in 1222, James Seavage was married in Edinburgh in 1629, and John Savadge appears in the toun of Sanquhar in 1641. 2

Selvach (died 729), was king of Scottish Dalriada and was probably a younger son of Fearchair Fada (the Long.) 3

Early History of the Sauvage family

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Sauvage Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Savage, Sauvage, Savidge, Savadge and others.

Early Notables of the Sauvage family

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Sauvage Ranking

In France, the name Sauvage is the 229^th most popular surname with an estimated 15,707 people with that name. 4

Migration of the Sauvage family to Ireland

Some of the Sauvage family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 74 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sauvage migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sauvage Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Edmond Sauvage, who landed in Louisiana in 1718 5
Patrice Sauvage, who landed in Louisiana in 1718-1724 5
Johan Sauvage, aged 40, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 5
John Sauvage, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 5

Sauvage migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sauvage Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Jacques Sauvage, son of Jacques and Marie, who married Catherine Jean, daughter of Vivien and Catherine, in Champlain, Quebec on 11th January 1690 6

Sauvage Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

François Sauvage, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Françoise Mouet, daughter of Pierre and Élisabeth, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec on 7th January 1716 6
Gilles Sauvage, son of Pierre and Jeanne, who married Marie-Anne Leblanc, daughter of Julien and Anne, in Montreal, Quebec on 22nd September 1723 6
Pierre-Charles Sauvage, son of Pierre and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Badeau, daughter of Fabien and Marie-Anne, in Quebec on 15th October 1724 6
Nicolas Sauvage, son of Gilles and Marie-Anne, who married Jeanne Barthe, daughter of Théophile and Marguerite-Charlotte, in Montreal, Quebec on 7th January 1749 6
Pierre Sauvage, son of Gilles and Marie-Anne, who married Marie-Josephte Pépin, daughter of Jacques and Élisabeth, in Longue-Pointe, Quebec on 21st September 1750 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Sauvage (post 1700) +

William M. Sauvage, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1920; Delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933 7
Piat Jospeh Sauvage (1744-1818), Belgian painter
Paul Sauvage (b. 1939), retired French footballer
Alix Louise Sauvage (b. 1973), Australian Olympic Paralympic wheelchair racer
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, French chemist
James Sauvage (1849-1922), Welsh baritone singer
Henri Sauvage (1873-1932), French architectural designer
Frédéric Sauvage (1786-1857), French boat builder

The Sauvage Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: A te pro te
Motto Translation: From thee, for thee.

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html