Explore the Family Name Saintjuste

The meaning of Saintjuste

Altered form of Haitian Saint-Juste (see St. Juste).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Saintjuste has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000 it was ranked as the 107,565th most popular surname, whereas by 2010 it had risen dramatically to become the 52,736th most common name. This represents a substantial increase of approximately 51%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw an impressive growth of nearly 157% during this period, increasing from 153 people in 2000 to 393 people in 2010. Similarly, the proportion of people per 100k bearing the surname Saintjuste escalated by around 117%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#107,565	#52,736	50.97%
Count	153	393	156.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.13	116.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Saintjuste

The ethnic identity associated with the Saintjuste surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly Black. In 2000, about 84.31% of individuals with this surname identified as Black, and this figure increased to 95.67% by 2010, reflecting a rise of over 13%. People identifying with two or more races while carrying the Saintjuste surname saw a considerable decrease of roughly 85% over the same period, going from 15.03% in 2000 to only 2.29% in 2010. A small fraction, 1.78%, began identifying as Hispanic in 2010. For other ethnicities including Asian/Pacific Islander, White, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, there were no recorded changes.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	84.31%	95.67%	13.47%
Two or More Races	15.03%	2.29%	-84.76%
Hispanic	0%	1.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%