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    The surname Saran

    A Polish surname, carried by 621 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S650

    Saran: #36,099 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Saran #36,099, 621 people Saran: #36,099 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Saran #36,099, 621 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Saran is more common than 77.8% of them.

    Origin

    Polish origin

    Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Saran or Serbo-Croatian Šaran. * Borrowed from Hindi शरण (śaraṇ).

    One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 621 people named Saran in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 497,175 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 508.

    #36,099
    rank among US surnames
    621
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +22.2%
    change since 2000 (was #40,552)

    Who is named Saran

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

    54% of people named Saran identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 54%
    • White (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Saran

    Saran has the Soundex code S650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S650.

    Other Polish surnames

    All 304 Polish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Saran come from?
    Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Saran or Serbo-Croatian Šaran. * Borrowed from Hindi शरण (śaraṇ).
    How common is the surname Saran?
    621 people in the United States had the surname Saran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 497,175 Americans. It ranked 36,099th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Saran?
    In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Saran identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Saran getting more or less common?
    More common. 508 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 621 in 2010, up 22%.