Explore the Family Name Sackey

The meaning of Sackey

West African (Ghana): name found among the Ga people, from an Anglicized form of the Akan personal name Sakyi, given to a boy born after a battle. It is related to the Twi (a dialect of the Akan language) word kɔkɔsakyi ‘vulture’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sackey has seen a significant rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sackey was ranked 50,055 in popularity, but by 2010, it had jumped to rank 36,379. This is an increase of 27.32 percent. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 393 to 615 during the same period, marking a notable growth of 56.49 percent. The proportion of people named Sackey per 100,000 also rose by 40.0 percent, from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,055	#36,379	27.32%
Count	393	615	56.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.21	40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sackey

The ethnicity associated with the surname Sackey, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, has also witnessed shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of the individuals with this surname identified as Black, which increased from 79.13 percent in 2000 to 84.55 percent in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 13.74 to 9.76, and those identifying as Hispanic dropped from 2.80 to 2.28. The percentage of individuals with the Sackey surname who identify with two or more races also declined from 4.07 to 3.25. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	79.13%	84.55%	6.85%
White	13.74%	9.76%	-28.97%
Two or More Races	4.07%	3.25%	-20.15%
Hispanic	2.8%	2.28%	-18.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%