How common is the surname Sawyers?

5,026 people in the United States had the surname Sawyers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,430 Americans. It ranked 6,718th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sawyers?

Parker Sawyers, American actor, followed by Charles Sawyers.

Where is the surname Sawyers most common?

Wikidata records people named Sawyers in the United States.

Is the surname Sawyers getting more or less common?

More common. 4,654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,026 in 2010, up 8.0%.

The surname Sawyers

A surname, carried by 5,026 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sawyers is more common than 95.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,026 people named Sawyers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,430 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,654.

#6,718

rank among US surnames

5,026

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+8%

change since 2000 (was #6,696)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,709	Daggett	5,035	61,320
#6,710	Frisch	5,033	61,344
#6,711	Boyette	5,032	61,356
#6,713	Forde	5,031	61,369
#6,714	Briceno	5,030	61,381
#6,716	Parmer	5,029	61,393
#6,717	Brooke	5,027	61,417

Who is named Sawyers

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

75% of people named Sawyers identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sawyerss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Parker Sawyers
American actor, born 1984
Charles Sawyers
American physician-scientist, born 1959

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sawyers

Sawyers has the Soundex code S620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S620.

Questions

How common is the surname Sawyers?: 5,026 people in the United States had the surname Sawyers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,430 Americans. It ranked 6,718th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sawyers?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Sawyers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sawyers?: Parker Sawyers, American actor, followed by Charles Sawyers.
Where is the surname Sawyers most common?: Wikidata records people named Sawyers in the United States.
Is the surname Sawyers getting more or less common?: More common. 4,654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,026 in 2010, up 8.0%.