How common is the surname Sancho?

1,186 people in the United States had the surname Sancho in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,325 Americans. It ranked 21,895th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sancho?

Ignatius Sancho, British composer, writer and grocer, followed by Alejandro Sancho.

Where is the surname Sancho most common?

Wikidata records people named Sancho in the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States.

Is the surname Sancho getting more or less common?

More common. 1,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,186 in 2010, up 8.7%.

Is Sancho also a first name?

Yes. Sancho 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 Sancho

A surname, carried by 1,186 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S520 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). Sancho is more common than 86.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,186 people named Sancho in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,325 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,091.

#21,895

rank among US surnames

1,186

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,116)

Who is named Sancho

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

49% of people named Sancho identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 49%
White (not Hispanic) 21%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Asian and Pacific Islander 9.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Sanchos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ignatius Sancho
British composer, writer and grocer, 1729–1780
Alejandro Sancho
American amateur wrestler, born 1994

Notable Sanchos come mostly from the Kingdom of Great Britain (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sancho

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

Questions

How common is the surname Sancho?: 1,186 people in the United States had the surname Sancho in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,325 Americans. It ranked 21,895th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sancho?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Sancho identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sancho?: Ignatius Sancho, British composer, writer and grocer, followed by Alejandro Sancho.
Where is the surname Sancho most common?: Wikidata records people named Sancho in the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States.
Is the surname Sancho getting more or less common?: More common. 1,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,186 in 2010, up 8.7%.
Is Sancho also a first name?: Yes. Sancho 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.