Savoy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Savoy family

The surname Savoy was first found in Savoy (French: Savoie) in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps, where bearers of Savoy have been a prominent family for centuries, and the house of Savoy was a noble family seated with lands and manor. The founder of the family was Humbert I, who held the county of Savoy and some surrounding regions in the eleventh century.

François Savoie, born in 1621, married Catherine Lejeune in France in 1652. Together they travelled to the New World and settled in Acadia in the 17th century. According to a census taken in Acadia in 1671, they had nine children and their oldest son, Germain, was 17 years old at the time of the census. 1

Early History of the Savoy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Savoy research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1383, 1416, 1418, 1451 and 1528 are included under the topic Early Savoy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Savoy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Savoie, Savoy, Savoye, Savoyier, Savois, Savoyard, Savoyart and many more.

Early Notables of the Savoy family

Notable in the family name at this time was

Count Amadeus VIII (1383-1451) of the house of Savoy, who was created duke of Savoy by Emperor Sigismund in 1416

Savoy Ranking

In the United States, the name Savoy is the 3,963^rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 2

Savoy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Savoy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Wm Savoy, aged 25, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship " Globe" 3
Thomas Savoy, who arrived in Virginia in 1652 4
Martha Savoy, who arrived in Maryland in 1673 4
Isaac Savoy, who landed in Delaware in 1693 4

Savoy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Savoy, who arrived in Delaware in 1700 4
Jean Savoy, who was a Huguenot immigrant to Delaware in 1700
Mary Savoy, who landed in Virginia in 1711 4
Francis Savoy, who landed in New York in 1756 4
Aman Savoy and his wife, who were Acadians who arrived in South Carolina in 1763
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Savoy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Aime Savoy, who arrived in New York, NY in 1833 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Savoy (post 1700) +

Suzanne Savoy (b. 1955), American actress and voice actress
Wilson Allen Savoy (b. 1982), American Grammy nominated Cajun accordion player
Joel Savoy, American musician and music producer
Ann Savoy (b. 1952), American musician, author, and record producer
Marc Savoy (b. 1940), American musician, and builder and player of the Cajun accordion
Lauren Waaktaar Savoy, American musician, composer, director and photographer
Douglas Eugene "Gene" Savoy (1927-2007), American explorer who discovered the lost Inca and pre-Inca cities in Peru
Johnnie M. Savoy, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000 5
René Savoy (1473-1525), French nobleman and soldier
Guy Savoy, world-renowned French chef
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html