Saffery

Saffery Meaning & Origin

About Saffery
The surname Saffery is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name "Savery" or "Saffery," which itself is a variant of the name "Savaric." The name is believed to have originated from the Old French name "Savaric," which was composed of the elements "savary," meaning "sage" or "wise," and "ric," meaning "ruler" or "king." Therefore, the surname Saffery can be interpreted to mean "wise ruler" or "sage king."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Saffery is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Saffery: 192
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 95,115
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Saffery based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SFR
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S01060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AE1 F ER0 IY0
🌐 IPA
/saffery*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SFR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S160

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Saffery in Braille

Here's how to represent Saffery in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Saffery in braille

How to sign the name Saffery using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Saffery using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Saffery in sign language

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