Explore the Family Name Sahli

The meaning of Sahli

1. Swiss German: from a pet form of the personal name Salomon, or a topographic name for someone who lived by willow bushes, Old High German salaha. Compare Salley. 2. Muslim (mainly Maghreb and Syria): surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Sahl, from Arabic sahl ‘smooth, easy’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of Sahli as a surname has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Sahli was ranked 30,645 in popularity and by 2010, it had fallen slightly to rank 31,412, marking a change of -2.5%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Sahli surname increased from 718 in 2000 to 737 in 2010, a rise of 2.65%. Despite this growth, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 7.41% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,645	#31,412	-2.5%
Count	718	737	2.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sahli

On the subject of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census provides a comprehensive breakdown for the surname Sahli. The majority of individuals bearing the Sahli surname identify as White, with an insignificant increase from 94.43% to 94.57% between 2000 and 2010. Interestingly, there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising by 34.23% from 1.11% in 2000 to 1.49% in 2010. Additionally, the data shows a new category emerging in 2010: Black, accounting for 0.81% of the Sahlis. On the contrary, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races decreased by 33.62%, while Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native entries remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.43%	94.57%	0.15%
Two or More Races	3.48%	2.31%	-33.62%
Hispanic	1.11%	1.49%	34.23%
Black	0%	0.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%