How common is the surname Sailors?

1,245 people in the United States had the surname Sailors in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,988 Americans. It ranked 21,092nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sailors?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Sailors identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sailors?

Ken Sailors, American basketball player (1921-2016).

Where is the surname Sailors most common?

Wikidata records people named Sailors in the United States.

Is the surname Sailors getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,440 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,245 in 2010, down 14%.

The surname Sailors

A surname, carried by 1,245 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S462

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sailors is more common than 87% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,245 people named Sailors in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,988 Americans. That is down 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,440.

#21,092

rank among US surnames

1,245

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-13.5%

change since 2000 (was #17,911)

Who is named Sailors

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

92% of people named Sailors identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sailorss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ken Sailors
American basketball player (1921-2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sailors

Sailors has the Soundex code S462, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S462.

Questions

How common is the surname Sailors?: 1,245 people in the United States had the surname Sailors in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,988 Americans. It ranked 21,092nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sailors?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Sailors identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sailors?: Ken Sailors, American basketball player (1921-2016).
Where is the surname Sailors most common?: Wikidata records people named Sailors in the United States.
Is the surname Sailors getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,440 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,245 in 2010, down 14%.