Explore the Family Name Sacher

The meaning of Sacher

1. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a vernacular form of the personal name Zacharias. Compare Zacher. 2. English: variant of Saker. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Ernst.

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How common is the last name Sacher in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sacher has witnessed a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 32,529 but fell to 37,848 by 2010, marking a decrease of 16.35%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 666 to 587 during the same period, indicating an 11.86% drop. Additionally, the proportion per 100k population for the surname Sacher decreased by 20.0%, going from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,529	#37,848	-16.35%
Count	666	587	-11.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.2	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sacher

Turning to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows shifts among those who carry the Sacher surname. In 2000, 95.05% identified as White, which slightly decreased to 94.89% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase, going from 1.35% in 2000 to 2.21% in 2010, a change of 63.70%. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to 0% in 2010 from 1.05% in 2000. Interestingly, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native at 1.02% in 2010 which were uncounted in 2000. The percentage of people identifying with two or more races also rose slightly from 1.20% to 1.36%. There were no individuals who identified as Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.05%	94.89%	-0.17%
Hispanic	1.35%	2.21%	63.7%
Two or More Races	1.2%	1.36%	13.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.02%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.05%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%