How common is the surname Sanborn?

10,025 people in the United States had the surname Sanborn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,798 Americans. It ranked 3,558th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sanborn?

David Sanborn, American saxophonist (1945-2024), followed by Alden Sanborn.

Where is the surname Sanborn most common?

Wikidata records people named Sanborn in the United States.

Is the surname Sanborn getting more or less common?

More common. 9,750 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,025 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Sanborn

A surname, carried by 10,025 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S516

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sanborn is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,025 people named Sanborn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,798 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,750.

#3,558

rank among US surnames

10,025

people in 2010

3.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #3,351)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,550	Eggleston	10,057	30,700
#3,551	Shi	10,055	30,706
#3,552	Bills	10,051	30,718
#3,553	Allard	10,047	30,730
#3,554	Kirchner	10,044	30,739
#3,555	Faber	10,039	30,755
#3,556	Layman	10,038	30,758

Who is named Sanborn

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

94% of people named Sanborn identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sanborns

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Sanborn
American saxophonist (1945-2024)
Alden Sanborn
American rower (1899-1991)
Ryne Sanborn
American actor, born 1989
Donald Sanborn
American bishop, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sanborn

Sanborn has the Soundex code S516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S516.

Questions

How common is the surname Sanborn?: 10,025 people in the United States had the surname Sanborn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,798 Americans. It ranked 3,558th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sanborn?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Sanborn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Sanborn?: David Sanborn, American saxophonist (1945-2024), followed by Alden Sanborn.
Where is the surname Sanborn most common?: Wikidata records people named Sanborn in the United States.
Is the surname Sanborn getting more or less common?: More common. 9,750 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,025 in 2010, up 2.8%.