Explore the Family Name Sansoucie

The meaning of Sansoucie

Americanized form of French Sansouci or Sansoucy. History: In North America, this surname in most cases developed from a secondary surname or dit (‘also called’) name, borne by Louis Bureau dit Sansoucy (see Bureau).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sansoucie has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,704 in terms of commonality amongst surnames and that rank improved to 31,107 in 2010, representing an upward change of 1.88%. Likewise, the count of individuals with this surname also increased by 8.27%, growing from 689 in 2000 to 746 in 2010. However, when considering proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease of -3.85%, reflecting a reduction in its overall share amongst all surnames.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,704	#31,107	1.88%
Count	689	746	8.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sansoucie

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Sansoucie, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of bearers are of White ethnicity, accounting for 96.38% in 2010, down slightly from 96.95% in 2000. The next most common ethnicity is Hispanic, which saw an increase from 1.45% in 2000 to 1.74% in 2010. Individuals of two or more races also increased their share, going up by 68.97% during the same period. There were no recorded instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.95%	96.38%	-0.59%
Hispanic	1.45%	1.74%	20%
Two or More Races	0.87%	1.47%	68.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%