How common is the surname Sabin?

5,496 people in the United States had the surname Sabin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,176 Americans. It ranked 6,224th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sabin?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Sabin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sabin?

Florence R. Sabin, American medical scientist (1871–1953), followed by Dwight M. Sabin.

Where is the surname Sabin most common?

Wikidata records people named Sabin in the United States.

Is the surname Sabin getting more or less common?

More common. 5,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,496 in 2010, up 5.9%.

Is Sabin also a first name?

Yes. Sabin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Sabin

A Latin patronymic surname, carried by 5,496 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S150 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sabin is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

Latin origin

* As an English and French surname, from a personal name derived from Latin Sabinus. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Sabháin (“descendant of Sabhán”), from sabh (“cub”). Also found as Savage.

Sabin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,496 people named Sabin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,176 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,190.

#6,224

rank among US surnames

5,496

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,097)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,219	Brookins	5,499	56,146
#6,220	Birdsong	5,498	56,156
#6,223	Osteen	5,497	56,166
#6,224	Sabin	5,496	56,176
#6,225	Gonsalez	5,495	56,187

Who is named Sabin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Sabin identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sabins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Florence R. Sabin
American medical scientist (1871–1953)
Dwight M. Sabin
American politician (1843-1902)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sabin

Sabin has the Soundex code S150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S150.

Other Latin surnames

All 91 Latin surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sabin come from?: * As an English and French surname, from a personal name derived from Latin Sabinus. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Sabháin (“descendant of Sabhán”), from sabh (“cub”). Also found as Savage.
How common is the surname Sabin?: 5,496 people in the United States had the surname Sabin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,176 Americans. It ranked 6,224th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sabin?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Sabin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sabin?: Florence R. Sabin, American medical scientist (1871–1953), followed by Dwight M. Sabin.
Where is the surname Sabin most common?: Wikidata records people named Sabin in the United States.
What type of surname is Sabin?: Sabin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Sabin getting more or less common?: More common. 5,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,496 in 2010, up 5.9%.
Is Sabin also a first name?: Yes. Sabin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.