Explore the Family Name Saks

The meaning of Saks

Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German: variant of Sachs. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avi, Avinoam, Boruch, Chaim, Emanuel, Hyman, Moshe, Shaya, Yeshaya.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Saks dipped slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 21,651 in popularity, but by 2010 had slid down to a ranking of 22,450, marking a decrease of 3.69%. However, the count of people with the surname increased from 1,122 in 2000 to 1,146 in 2010, signifying a growth of 2.14%. The proportion of individuals with the surname Saks per 100,000 people decreased by 7.14%, from 0.42 in 2000 to 0.39 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,651	#22,450	-3.69%
Count	1,122	1,146	2.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.39	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Saks

In terms of ethnicity, the figures from the Decennial U.S. Census indicate that the majority of those with the surname Saks identified as White in both 2000 (94.56%) and 2010 (94.15%), although there was a slight decrease of 0.43%. During this same period, the percentage of Hispanic individuals with this surname rose significantly by 31.78% from 2.58% to 3.40%. Asian/Pacific Islanders showed a small decline of 10.28%, moving from 1.07% to 0.96%. Notably, the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races dropped to zero by 2010, while the percentage identifying as Black modestly increased by 12.90% from 0.62% to 0.70%. The data for American Indian and Alaskan Native remained static at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.56%	94.15%	-0.43%
Hispanic	2.58%	3.4%	31.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.07%	0.96%	-10.28%
Black	0.62%	0.7%	12.9%
Two or More Races	1.16%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%