How common is the surname Sabine?

1,129 people in the United States had the surname Sabine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,468 Americans. It ranked 22,707th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sabine?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Sabine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sabine?

Edward Sabine, British Army general (1788-1883), followed by Wallace Clement Sabine.

Where is the surname Sabine most common?

Wikidata records people named Sabine in the United States, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Sabine getting more or less common?

More common. 866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,129 in 2010, up 30%.

Is Sabine also a first name?

Yes. Sabine 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 Sabine

A surname, carried by 1,129 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). Sabine is more common than 86% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,129 people named Sabine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 273,468 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 866.

#22,707

rank among US surnames

1,129

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+30.4%

change since 2000 (was #26,493)

Who is named Sabine

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

88% of people named Sabine identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sabines

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Sabine
British Army general (1788-1883)
Wallace Clement Sabine
American physicist (1868-1919)
Joseph Sabine
British botanist and zoologist (1770-1837)
George Holland Sabine
American philosopher (1880-1961)

Notable Sabines come mostly from the United States (2), the Kingdom of Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sabine

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

Questions

How common is the surname Sabine?: 1,129 people in the United States had the surname Sabine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 273,468 Americans. It ranked 22,707th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sabine?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Sabine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sabine?: Edward Sabine, British Army general (1788-1883), followed by Wallace Clement Sabine.
Where is the surname Sabine most common?: Wikidata records people named Sabine in the United States, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Sabine getting more or less common?: More common. 866 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,129 in 2010, up 30%.
Is Sabine also a first name?: Yes. Sabine 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.