How common is the surname Sally?

1,144 people in the United States had the surname Sally in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,882 Americans. It ranked 22,481st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Sally getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,206 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,144 in 2010, down 5.1%.

Is Sally also a first name?

Yes. Sally 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 Sally

A surname, carried by 1,144 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S400 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). Sally is more common than 86.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,144 people named Sally in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,882 Americans. That is down 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,206.

#22,481

rank among US surnames

1,144

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-5.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,456)

Who is named Sally

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

52% of people named Sally identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
Two or more races 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sally

Sally has the Soundex code S400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S400.

Questions

How common is the surname Sally?: 1,144 people in the United States had the surname Sally in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,882 Americans. It ranked 22,481st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sally?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Sally identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Sally getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,206 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,144 in 2010, down 5.1%.
Is Sally also a first name?: Yes. Sally 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.