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    The surname Sarkis

    A surname, carried by 1,190 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S622

    Sarkis: #21,842 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Sarkis #21,842, 1,190 people Sarkis: #21,842 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Sarkis #21,842, 1,190 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sarkis is more common than 86.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,190 people named Sarkis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,031.

    #21,842
    rank among US surnames
    1,190
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15.4%
    change since 2000 (was #23,128)

    Who is named Sarkis

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

    92% of people named Sarkis identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
    • Two or more races 3.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sarkis

    Sarkis has the Soundex code S622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S622.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Sarkis?
    1,190 people in the United States had the surname Sarkis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,450 Americans. It ranked 21,842nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sarkis?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Sarkis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Sarkis getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,031 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,190 in 2010, up 15%.