Explore the Family Name Santner

The meaning of Santner

South German: 1. variant of Sandner, a topographic name for someone who lived on sandy soil, from a noun derivative of Middle High German sant ‘sand’. 2. habitational name for someone from Xanten on the Lower Rhine.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Santner saw a minor decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Santner was ranked as the 78,326th most popular surname in the United States with a count of 227 individuals bearing that name. By 2010, the rank had fallen slightly to 80,131, despite an increase in the total count of individuals to 237. This suggests that while more people bore this surname over time, other surnames increased in prevalence at a higher rate. The proportion of individuals named Santner per 100,000 residents remained stable at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,326	#80,131	-2.3%
Count	227	237	4.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Santner

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the Santner surname is overwhelmingly associated with White individuals. In 2000, around 97.80% of individuals with the Santner surname identified as White. This figure dropped marginally to 96.62% by 2010. Interestingly, the decade saw the emergence of a small Hispanic presence within this surname cluster, representing 2.53% of all Santners in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.8%	96.62%	-1.21%
Hispanic	0%	2.53%	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%