How common is the surname Sander?

9,090 people in the United States had the surname Sander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,965 Americans. It ranked 3,906th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sander?

Taylor Sander, American volleyball player, followed by Casey Sander.

Where is the surname Sander most common?

Wikidata records people named Sander in the United States.

How do you pronounce Sander?

Sander is /ˈsændɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Sander getting more or less common?

More common. 8,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,090 in 2010, up 4.0%.

Is Sander also a first name?

Yes. Sander 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 Sander

A patronymic surname, carried by 9,090 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈsændɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex S536 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). Sander is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname transferred from the given name.

Sander is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,090 people named Sander in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,965 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,740.

#3,906

rank among US surnames

9,090

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #3,726)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,897	Melgar	9,106	33,906
#3,898	Knudsen	9,104	33,913
#3,899	Slocum	9,102	33,921
#3,900	Smail	9,097	33,939
#3,901	Hoke	9,096	33,943
#3,902	Leong	9,094	33,950
#3,903	Lawless	9,093	33,954

Who is named Sander

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

88% of people named Sander identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sanders

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Taylor Sander
American volleyball player, born 1992
Casey Sander
American actor, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sander

Sander has the Soundex code S536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S536.

Questions

How common is the surname Sander?: 9,090 people in the United States had the surname Sander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,965 Americans. It ranked 3,906th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sander?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Sander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sander?: Taylor Sander, American volleyball player, followed by Casey Sander.
Where is the surname Sander most common?: Wikidata records people named Sander in the United States.
How do you pronounce Sander?: Sander is /ˈsændɚ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Sander?: Sander is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Sander getting more or less common?: More common. 8,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,090 in 2010, up 4.0%.
Is Sander also a first name?: Yes. Sander 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.