Explore the Family Name Saintclair

The meaning of Saintclair

Altered form of French Canadian and American French St. Clair 1 or French Saint-Clair (see St. Clair 2). This form of the surname is no longer found in France.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Saintclair has seen significant growth between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Saintclair was ranked the 85,297th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it climbed to the rank of 75,317 — an increase of 11.7 percent. The count of individuals with the surname Saintclair also increased during this period, from 204 to 256, marking a 25.49 percent rise. As a result, the proportion per 100,000 people with this surname marginally increased from 0.08 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#85,297	#75,317	11.7%
Count	204	256	25.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Saintclair

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Saintclair between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indians and Alaskan Natives with this surname was recorded as zero in both years. The proportion identifying as two or more races decreased significantly from 10.29 percent to 2.73 percent. The percentage of white individuals with the Saintclair surname also dropped slightly from 38.24 percent to 33.98 percent. However, the surname saw an increase among those identifying as Hispanic and Black, with the former group increasing from 8.33 percent to 15.23 percent and the latter rising from 38.73 percent to 45.70 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	38.73%	45.7%	18%
White	38.24%	33.98%	-11.14%
Hispanic	8.33%	15.23%	82.83%
Two or More Races	10.29%	2.73%	-73.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.41%	0%	0%