Explore the Family Name Sarker

The meaning of Sarker

1. Indian (West Bengal) and Bangladeshi: variant of Sarkar. 2. English: perhaps a nickname from a regional form (sarre) of French serre-coeur ‘wring the heart’, i.e. ‘heartbreaker’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sarker has significantly increased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Sarker was ranked as the 51,352nd most common surname in the United States, with a count of 381 individuals bearing the name. This represented a proportion of approximately 0.14 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had improved to 28,587 and the count had more than doubled to 834. This represented an increase in the proportion to 0.28 per 100,000 people. The overall change in popularity over this period was 44.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,352	#28,587	44.33%
Count	381	834	118.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.28	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sarker

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of those with the surname Sarker identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. This demographic made up 83.73% of Sarkers in 2000 and increased to 91.85% in 2010, indicating a 9.7% change. A small percentage identified as having two or more races, decreasing from 9.45% to 5.16% during the same period. Similarly, the percentage of Sarkers identifying as White dropped from 4.2% to 2.04%. There was no recorded Hispanic population in 2010, down from 1.57% in 2000. Meanwhile, Black representation went from zero in 2000 to 0.60% in 2010. No data was reported for American Indian and Alaskan Native identity.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	83.73%	91.85%	9.7%
Two or More Races	9.45%	5.16%	-45.4%
White	4.2%	2.04%	-51.43%
Black	0%	0.6%	0%
Hispanic	1.57%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%