How common is the surname Saks?

1,146 people in the United States had the surname Saks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Saks?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Saks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Saks?

Gene Saks, American stage and film director (1921–2015).

Where is the surname Saks most common?

Wikidata records people named Saks in the United States.

Is the surname Saks getting more or less common?

More common. 1,122 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Saks

A surname, carried by 1,146 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Saks is more common than 86.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,146 people named Saks in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,122.

#22,450

rank among US surnames

1,146

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #21,651)

Who is named Saks

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

94% of people named Saks identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sakss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gene Saks
American stage and film director (1921–2015)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Saks

Saks has the Soundex code S200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S200.

Questions

How common is the surname Saks?: 1,146 people in the United States had the surname Saks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Saks?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Saks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Saks?: Gene Saks, American stage and film director (1921–2015).
Where is the surname Saks most common?: Wikidata records people named Saks in the United States.
Is the surname Saks getting more or less common?: More common. 1,122 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, up 2.1%.