Explore the Family Name Saksa
The meaning of Saksa
Finnish: ethnic name from ancient Germanic Sachs ‘Saxon’ (in southern Finland used in the 13th century to denote a German merchant from across the Baltic and later in Finnish also to denote a pedlar), established as a hereditary surname in the 17th century in the Karelian Isthmus and in southern Savonia. Also a habitational name from farms so named in southwestern Finland, Satakunta, southern Tavastia, and Uusimaa, where the derived surname has become hereditary since the 19th century.
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How common is the last name Saksa in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Saksa saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Saksa was ranked 42,604th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to 44,270th. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Saksa surname increased slightly during this period, from 479 in 2000 to 486 in 2010, a growth rate of 1.46%. However, the proportion of people with the Saksa surname per 100k population decreased by 11.11%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #42,604 | #44,270 | -3.91% |
| Count | 479 | 486 | 1.46% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.18 | 0.16 | -11.11% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Saksa
In terms of ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the vast majority of individuals with the Saksa surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, at 98.33% and 97.74% respectively. Over that decade, there was a slight decrease of 0.60 percentage points in the proportion of individuals identifying as White. Additionally, for the first time in 2010, a small proportion (1.23%) of those with the Saksa surname identified as Hispanic. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Saksa surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.33% | 97.74% | -0.6% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.23% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |