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According to the 2010 United States Census, Saavedra is the 1910th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18834 individuals. Saavedra is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.86%) individuals.
Attested in the 12th century as Salavetera and Saavetra. From Saa + vedra: Saa from Proto-Germanic*salą(“hall, house”), and vedra from Latinvetera(“old”).
“Saavedra” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
“Saavedra” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.