Explore the Family Name Saintonge

The meaning of Saintonge

French: habitational name from Saintonge, a former province in southwestern France on the Atlantic. See also St. Onge. History: In North America, this surname was in most, if not all, cases originally a secondary surname or dit (‘also called’) name; see St. Onge.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Saintonge experienced a dip in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 121,058 in popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 145,220—a decrease of 19.96%. Similarly, the number of individuals with this surname also decreased during the same period, falling from 132 in 2000 to 114 in 2010, which represents a decrease of 13.64%. The proportion of people named Saintonge per 100,000 decreased by 20%, moving from 0.05 to 0.04.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#121,058	#145,220	-19.96%
Count	132	114	-13.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.04	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Saintonge

Ethnic identity associated with the surname Saintonge also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both years, there were no identified Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or individuals identifying with two or more races. The majority ethnic identity remained White, which slightly decreased from 86.36% in 2000 to 85.96% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic disappeared completely, dropping from 3.79% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. On the other hand, the Black ethnic identity increased from 8.33% in 2000 to 8.77% in 2010, marking a 5.28% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.36%	85.96%	-0.46%
Black	8.33%	8.77%	5.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	3.79%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%