Explore the Family Name Sancho

The meaning of Sancho

Spanish and Portuguese: from Sancho, a popular medieval personal name, which is probably from Latin Sanc(t)ius, a derivative of sanctus ‘holy’. The personal name was borne by a 9th-century Christian martyr of Cordova. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Elena, Carlos, Fernando, Jacinto, Mario, Agustin, Ana, Dulce, Emilio, Enrique, Eugenio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sancho has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 22,116 in popularity and increased slightly to rank 21,895 in 2010. This is a change rate of about 1 percent. Moreover, the count of people with this surname grew by 8.71 percent from 1091 in 2000 to 1186 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.4 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,116	#21,895	1%
Count	1,091	1,186	8.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.4	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sancho

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts in ethnic identity among those bearing the surname Sancho between 2000 and 2010. A notable increase was observed in the Hispanic category, which went up by 13.75 percent from 42.99 to 48.90 percent. On the other hand, there were significant decreases witnessed in the categories of those identifying as 'Two or more races' and 'American Indian and Alaskan Native,' both dropping by approximately 44 percent. The White category also decreased by around 14 percent, while the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories saw minor reductions of 3.12 and 2.02 percent respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	42.99%	48.9%	13.75%
White	24.29%	20.91%	-13.92%
Black	18.33%	17.96%	-2.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.27%	9.95%	-3.12%
Two or More Races	2.75%	1.52%	-44.73%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.37%	0.76%	-44.53%