How common is the surname Sayles?

5,902 people in the United States had the surname Sayles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,312 Americans. It ranked 5,852nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sayles?

John Sayles, American film director (born 1950).

Where is the surname Sayles most common?

Wikidata records people named Sayles in the United States.

Is the surname Sayles getting more or less common?

More common. 5,493 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,902 in 2010, up 7.4%.

The surname Sayles

A surname, carried by 5,902 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sayles is more common than 96.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,902 people named Sayles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,312 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,493.

#5,852

rank among US surnames

5,902

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,776)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,843	Sorrells	5,921	52,144
#5,845	Wingo	5,913	52,215
#5,847	Stoltz	5,912	52,224
#5,848	Neubauer	5,911	52,232
#5,849	Hatten	5,907	52,268
#5,850	Alt	5,906	52,277
#5,851	Tull	5,904	52,294

Who is named Sayles

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

57% of people named Sayles identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 57%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sayless

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Sayles
American film director (born 1950)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sayles

Sayles has the Soundex code S420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S420.

Questions

How common is the surname Sayles?: 5,902 people in the United States had the surname Sayles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,312 Americans. It ranked 5,852nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sayles?: In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Sayles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sayles?: John Sayles, American film director (born 1950).
Where is the surname Sayles most common?: Wikidata records people named Sayles in the United States.
Is the surname Sayles getting more or less common?: More common. 5,493 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,902 in 2010, up 7.4%.