How common is the surname Say?

3,302 people in the United States had the surname Say in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,503 Americans. It ranked 9,803rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Say?

Thomas Say, American naturalist (1787-1834).

Where is the surname Say most common?

Wikidata records people named Say in the United States.

Is the surname Say getting more or less common?

More common. 2,138 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,302 in 2010, up 54%.

The surname Say

A surname, carried by 3,302 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Say is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,302 people named Say in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,503 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,138.

#9,803

rank among US surnames

3,302

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+54.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,112)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,794	Arechiga	3,306	93,389
#9,798	Trantham	3,304	93,446
#9,800	Casias	3,303	93,474
#9,803	Goto	3,302	93,503
#9,808	Whisenhunt	3,301	93,531
#9,810	Vos	3,300	93,559

Who is named Say

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

52% of people named Say identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 31% as white (not Hispanic) and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 52%
White (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12%
Two or more races 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

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

Famous Says

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Say
American naturalist (1787-1834)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Say

Say has the Soundex code S000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S000.

Questions

How common is the surname Say?: 3,302 people in the United States had the surname Say in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,503 Americans. It ranked 9,803rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Say?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Say identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 31% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Say?: Thomas Say, American naturalist (1787-1834).
Where is the surname Say most common?: Wikidata records people named Say in the United States.
Is the surname Say getting more or less common?: More common. 2,138 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,302 in 2010, up 54%.