How common is the surname Sainz?

3,869 people in the United States had the surname Sainz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,800 Americans. It ranked 8,511th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sainz?

Renato Sáinz, Bolivian footballer (1899-1982), followed by Alberto Sainz.

Where is the surname Sainz most common?

Wikidata records people named Sainz in Spain, Bolivia and Argentina.

Is the surname Sainz getting more or less common?

More common. 3,124 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,869 in 2010, up 24%.

The surname Sainz

A Basque surname, carried by 3,869 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sainz is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

Basque origin

Borrowed from Spanish Sainz, itself of Basque origin.

One of 20 Basque surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,869 people named Sainz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,800 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,124.

#8,511

rank among US surnames

3,869

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+23.8%

change since 2000 (was #9,546)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,505	Hubbs	3,873	79,717
#8,506	Aman	3,872	79,738
#8,509	Segarra	3,871	79,759
#8,511	Sainz	3,869	79,800
#8,512	Shedd	3,868	79,820
#8,517	Lepage	3,865	79,882

Who is named Sainz

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

85% of people named Sainz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 85%
White (not Hispanic) 11%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Sainzs

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Renato Sáinz
Bolivian footballer (1899-1982)
Alberto Sainz
Argentine footballer (1937–2016)
Lolo Sainz
Basketball coach, born 1940
Pedro Sainz Rodríguez
Author and Minister of Education (1898–1986)

Notable Sainzs come mostly from Spain (2), Bolivia (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sainz

Sainz has the Soundex code S520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S520.

Other Basque surnames

All 20 Basque surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sainz come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Sainz, itself of Basque origin.
How common is the surname Sainz?: 3,869 people in the United States had the surname Sainz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,800 Americans. It ranked 8,511th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sainz?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Sainz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sainz?: Renato Sáinz, Bolivian footballer (1899-1982), followed by Alberto Sainz.
Where is the surname Sainz most common?: Wikidata records people named Sainz in Spain, Bolivia and Argentina.
Is the surname Sainz getting more or less common?: More common. 3,124 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,869 in 2010, up 24%.