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    The surname Sinatra

    A nickname surname, carried by 1,093 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /sɪˈnɑːtɹə/ 3 syllables Soundex S536

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sinatra is more common than 85.6% of them.

    Origin

    From the Italian surname (Calabria & Sicily), from the title of magistrates in Italian states, ultimately from a nickname for members of the Roman senate, Latin senatus.

    Sinatra is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,093 people named Sinatra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 282,475 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,106.

    #23,300
    rank among US surnames
    1,093
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.2%
    change since 2000 (was #21,892)

    Who is named Sinatra

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

    93% of people named Sinatra identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • 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.

    Famous Sinatras

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Frank Sinatra
      American singer and actor (1915–1998)
    • Nancy Sinatra
      American singer and actress (born 1940)
    • Frank Sinatra Jr.
      American singer, composer, conductor and actor (1944–2016)
    • Barbara Sinatra
      American model, showgirl, and socialite; wife of Zeppo Marx and Frank Sinatra (1927-2017)
    • Tina Sinatra
      American actress, film producer, businesswoman and singer (born 1948)

    Notable Sinatras come mostly from the United States (4) and Italy (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sinatra

    Sinatra has the Soundex code S536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S536.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sinatra come from?
    From the Italian surname (Calabria & Sicily), from the title of magistrates in Italian states, ultimately from a nickname for members of the Roman senate, Latin senatus.
    How common is the surname Sinatra?
    1,093 people in the United States had the surname Sinatra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,475 Americans. It ranked 23,300th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sinatra?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Sinatra identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Sinatra?
    Frank Sinatra, American singer and actor (1915–1998), followed by Nancy Sinatra.
    Where is the surname Sinatra most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sinatra in the United States and Italy.
    How do you pronounce Sinatra?
    Sinatra is /sɪˈnɑːtɹə/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Sinatra?
    Sinatra is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname Sinatra getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,106 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,093 in 2010, down 1.2%.