How common is the surname Sanz?

1,847 people in the United States had the surname Sanz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,161 Americans. It ranked 15,777th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sanz?

Horatio Sanz, American actor and comedian, followed by Ernesto Sanz.

Where is the surname Sanz most common?

Wikidata records people named Sanz in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Sanz getting more or less common?

More common. 1,518 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,847 in 2010, up 22%.

The surname Sanz

A surname, carried by 1,847 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sanz is more common than 90.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,847 people named Sanz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 167,161 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,518.

#15,777

rank among US surnames

1,847

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+21.7%

change since 2000 (was #17,203)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,771	Prock	1,848	167,070
#15,777	Sanz	1,847	167,161
#15,784	Sood	1,846	167,251

Who is named Sanz

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

74% of people named Sanz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 74%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%
Two or more races 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Sanzs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Horatio Sanz
American actor and comedian, born 1969
Ernesto Sanz
Argentine politician, born 1956

Notable Sanzs come mostly from the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sanz

Sanz 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 Sanz?: 1,847 people in the United States had the surname Sanz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,161 Americans. It ranked 15,777th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sanz?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Sanz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sanz?: Horatio Sanz, American actor and comedian, followed by Ernesto Sanz.
Where is the surname Sanz most common?: Wikidata records people named Sanz in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Sanz getting more or less common?: More common. 1,518 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,847 in 2010, up 22%.