Explore the Family Name Sare

The meaning of Sare

1. English and Irish: variant of Sayer. 2. English: variant of Sara. 3. Croatian (Šare): nickname derived from šar(en) ‘mottled, gaily colored’, possibly applied to someone with hair of different colors. Compare Share.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sare has grown in popularity over the decade spanning 2000 to 2010. The ranking of this surname climbed from 38,992 to 38,155, marking a rise of 2.15%. In terms of actual count, there was an increase of 9.21%, with the number of individuals bearing the Sare surname growing from 532 in 2000 to 581 by 2010. Despite this growth, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,992	#38,155	2.15%
Count	532	581	9.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sare

The ethnicity breakdown of the surname Sare, according to information from the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. For instance, while the percentage of individuals identifying as White saw a decrease of about 7.40%, going from 84.02% to 77.8%, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic – up by 76.81% to 4.65%. The proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively stable, with a slight increase of 0.20% to 9.98%. Individuals identifying with two or more races also increased from 1.88% to 2.58%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black made a new appearance in the 2010 Census data at 4.99%, and the count for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.02%	77.8%	-7.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	9.96%	9.98%	0.2%
Black	0%	4.99%	0%
Hispanic	2.63%	4.65%	76.81%
Two or More Races	1.88%	2.58%	37.23%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%