How common is the surname Sara?

1,064 people in the United States had the surname Sara in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,174 Americans. It ranked 23,768th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sara?

In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Sara identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Sara?

Mia Sara, American actress, followed by Robert Sara.

Where is the surname Sara most common?

Wikidata records people named Sara in Argentina, the United States and Austria and 1 other country.

Is the surname Sara getting more or less common?

More common. 1,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,064 in 2010, up 4.9%.

Is Sara also a first name?

Yes. Sara 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 Sara

A surname, carried by 1,064 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S600 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). Sara is more common than 85.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,064 people named Sara in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 290,174 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,014.

#23,768

rank among US surnames

1,064

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #23,391)

Who is named Sara

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

69% of people named Sara identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14%
Asian and Pacific Islander 11%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.6%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Saras

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mia Sara
American actress, born 1967
Robert Sara
Austrian association football player, born 1946
Gabriel Sara
Brazilian footballer, born 1999
Guillermo Sara
Argentine footballer, born 1987
Juan Sara
Argentine footballer, born 1976

Notable Saras come mostly from Argentina (2), the United States (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sara

Sara has the Soundex code S600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S600.

Questions

How common is the surname Sara?: 1,064 people in the United States had the surname Sara in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,174 Americans. It ranked 23,768th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sara?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Sara identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sara?: Mia Sara, American actress, followed by Robert Sara.
Where is the surname Sara most common?: Wikidata records people named Sara in Argentina, the United States and Austria and 1 other country.
Is the surname Sara getting more or less common?: More common. 1,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,064 in 2010, up 4.9%.
Is Sara also a first name?: Yes. Sara 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.