How common is the surname Sesay?

2,506 people in the United States had the surname Sesay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,203 Americans. It ranked 12,407th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sesay?

Alie Sesay, British association football player, followed by Ansu Sesay.

Where is the surname Sesay most common?

Wikidata records people named Sesay in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Sesay getting more or less common?

More common. 1,156 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,506 in 2010, up 117%.

The surname Sesay

A surname, carried by 2,506 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sesay is more common than 92.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,506 people named Sesay in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,203 Americans. That is up 117% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,156.

#12,407

rank among US surnames

2,506

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+116.8%

change since 2000 (was #21,156)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,399	Lipman	2,507	123,153
#12,407	Keithley	2,506	123,203
#12,411	Bloss	2,505	123,252

Who is named Sesay

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

96% of people named Sesay identified as Black (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.8%
White (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Sesays

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alie Sesay
British association football player, born 1993
Ansu Sesay
American basketball player, born 1976

Notable Sesays come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sesay

Sesay has the Soundex code S200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S200.

Questions

How common is the surname Sesay?: 2,506 people in the United States had the surname Sesay in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,203 Americans. It ranked 12,407th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sesay?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Sesay identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Sesay?: Alie Sesay, British association football player, followed by Ansu Sesay.
Where is the surname Sesay most common?: Wikidata records people named Sesay in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Sesay getting more or less common?: More common. 1,156 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,506 in 2010, up 117%.