Explore the Family Name Saintsing

The meaning of Saintsing

1. Possibly an altered form of French Saint-Saëns: habitational name from Saint-Saëns, a place in Seine-Maritime. Compare Sansing and Sensing 1. 2. Alternatively, perhaps an altered form of German Sensing 2. History: Bearers of the surname Sensing are descendants of James Saintsing, presumably from France, who died in 1768 in NC. He married a certain Margaret Knight. His original surname is not recorded. However, the same person has been identified by some as Johann Matthias Sensing from Germany.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Saintsing" saw a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name ranked at 80,216 in popularity with a count of 220, and a proportion of 0.08 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 89,403 with only 207 individuals bearing the name, resulting in a proportion of 0.07 per 100,000. This represents decreases of 11.45% in rank and 5.91% in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,216	#89,403	-11.45%
Count	220	207	-5.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Saintsing

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also sheds light on the ethnicity of the individuals carrying the "Saintsing" surname. In 2000, those identified as White made up the majority at 97.27%, but this slightly decreased to 96.62% by 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation was 2.27% in 2000 but dropped to zero in 2010. There were no changes for individuals identifying as two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native within this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.27%	96.62%	-0.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.27%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%