Savard History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Savard family
The surname Savard was first found in Poitou, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.
Early History of the Savard family
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Savard Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Savard, Savhard, Savart, Savhart, Savary, Savarie, Savarit, Sabard, Sabhard, Sabart, Sabhart, Sabary, Sabarit and many more.
Early Notables of the Savard family
Notable amongst the family at this time was François Savary de Brèves (1560-1627), a French ambassador and Orientalist; Jacques Savary (1622-1690), French merchant and expert on commerce, author of Le parfait négociant (1675), a manual on mercantile trade; and his son, Jacques Savary des...
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Savard World Ranking
In the United States, the name Savard is the 16,738th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Savard is ranked the 175th most popular surname with an estimated 20,439 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Savard is the 51st popular surname. 3 France ranks Savard as 6,572nd with 1,000 - 1,500 people. 4
Savard migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Savard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- A. Savard, who arrived in Arkansas in 1892
- A Savard, who arrived in Arkansas in 1892 5
Savard migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Savard Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century
- Simon Savard, son of Simon and Marie, who married Françoise Le Tellier, daughter of Etienne and Geneviève, in Quebec on 27th October 1681 6
- Jean Savard, son of Simon and Marie, who married Marguerite Tremblay, daughter of Pierre and Ozanne, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 14th April 1687 6
Savard Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Jean Savard, son of Simon and Françoise, who married Marguerite Renaud, daughter of Guillaume and Marie, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 7th November 1707 6
- Joseph-Simon Savard, son of Jean and Marguerite, who married Marie-Josephte Morel, daughter of Guillaume and Catherine, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 27th July 1711 6
- Pierre Savard, son of Jean and Marguerite, who married Louise-Marguerite Dumont, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 29th October 1715 6
- Jacques Savard, son of Simon and Françoise, who married Marie-Ambroise Falardeau, daughter of Guillaume and Marie-Ambroise, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 14th November 1724 6
- Pierre-François Savard, son of Jean-François and Marguerite, who married Marie Bouré, daughter of François-Gilles and Suzanne, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 1st March 1734 6
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Savard Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
- Hermine L. Savard, aged 37, who arrived in Chicoutimi, Canada, in 1907
- Ernest Marie Adjutor Savard, aged 39, who arrived in Ste. Marie, Beauce, Canada, in 1908
- Joseph A. Savard, aged 42, who arrived in Quebec, Canada, in 1909
- J. Adjutor Savard, aged 25, who arrived in Quebec, Canada, in 1918
- Aojutor Savard, aged 29, who arrived in America from Montreal, Canada, in 1923
Contemporary Notables of the name Savard (post 1700) +
- Jeannine Savard (b. 1950), American poet
- Pierre Raymond Savard (1927-2021), Canadian politician, Member of Parliament for Verdun (1977-1984), Mayor of Verdun, Quebec (1985-1993)
- Marc Savard (b. 1977), Canadian professional ice hockey centre
- Denis Joseph Savard (b. 1961), retired Canadian professional ice hockey player
- David Savard (b. 1990), Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman
- Serge Aubrey Savard OC, CQ (b. 1946), former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986
- J Ernest Savard, Canadian stock broker, General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens (1935-1936)
- Félix Antoine Savard (1895-1982), Canadian prelate and author of French expression, who also was a missionary in Saguenay, a French professor and dean of the Faculty of Arts at Laval University, Quebec, from 1950 to 1956
- Andre Savard (b. 1953), retired Canadian former professional ice hockey center
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
- "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
- 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.