Explore the Family Name Sampey

The meaning of Sampey

English (Lincolnshire and Leicestershire): possibly a variant of Simper.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sampey significantly grew between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sampey ranked 38,706 in terms of popularity, but it has since moved up to rank 36,099 in 2010, reflecting a positive change of about 6.74%. Furthermore, the count of individuals bearing this surname increased from 537 to 621 during the same period, showing a substantial growth of 15.64%. The proportion of people named Sampey per 100,000 also saw an increment, rising from 0.2 to 0.21, marking a 5% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,706	#36,099	6.74%
Count	537	621	15.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.21	5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sampey

In the context of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most people with the Sampey surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. Specifically, the percentage of White individuals with the Sampey surname rose marginally by 0.09%, from 91.06% to 91.14%. The second most common ethnic identity among the Sampey population was Black, although its representation slightly dropped by 5.69% over the years, moving from 6.15% to 5.80%. Noticeably, there was an increase in the Hispanic representation within the Sampey population, growing by 18.79%. Those identifying with two or more races also increased by 4.3%. However, there were no changes in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, as these remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.06%	91.14%	0.09%
Black	6.15%	5.8%	-5.69%
Hispanic	1.49%	1.77%	18.79%
Two or More Races	0.93%	0.97%	4.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%