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    The surname Sarkar

    A Persian surname, carried by 2,157 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S626

    Sarkar: #13,976 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sarkar #13,976, 2,157 people Sarkar: #13,976 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sarkar #13,976, 2,157 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sarkar is more common than 91.4% of them.

    Origin

    Persian origin

    Borrowed from Bengali সরকার (śorkar).

    One of 28 Persian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,157 people named Sarkar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,137 Americans. That is up 89% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,144.

    #13,976
    rank among US surnames
    2,157
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +88.5%
    change since 2000 (was #21,335)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,967Veazey2,159143,004
    #13,974Barkman2,158143,070
    #13,976Sarkar2,157143,137
    #13,981Arauz2,156143,203
    #13,985Chatterjee2,155143,269

    Who is named Sarkar

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

    91% of people named Sarkar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
    • White (not Hispanic) 4.0%
    • Two or more races 3.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

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

    Famous Sarkars

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jadunath Sarkar
      Bengali historian (1870–1958)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Sircar
    • Sorcar

    Sarkar has the Soundex code S626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S626.

    Other Persian surnames

    All 28 Persian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sarkar come from?
    Borrowed from Bengali সরকার (śorkar).
    How common is the surname Sarkar?
    2,157 people in the United States had the surname Sarkar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,137 Americans. It ranked 13,976th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sarkar?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Sarkar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.0% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Sarkar?
    Jadunath Sarkar, Bengali historian (1870–1958).
    Where is the surname Sarkar most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sarkar in India.
    Is the surname Sarkar getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,144 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,157 in 2010, up 89%.
    What are other spellings of Sarkar?
    Sircar and Sorcar.