Explore the Family Name Sarles

The meaning of Sarles

1. English: altered form of Searles. 2. In some cases possibly also southern French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Sarilo (see Sarlo).

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

The popularity of the surname Sarles has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010 according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the name ranked 28,674 in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had dropped to 30,477 representing a change of -6.29. The count of individuals with this last name also decreased from 782 in 2000 to 766 in 2010, marking a -2.05 shift. The proportion per 100,000 people went down as well, from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010, a decrease of -10.34.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,674	#30,477	-6.29%
Count	782	766	-2.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sarles

As for ethnicity, based on information from the Decennial U.S. Census, there has been some fluctuation in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Sarles between 2000 and 2010. While the data shows that no Asians/Pacific Islanders bore the surname in 2000, by 2010, they made up 0.78% of Sarles. Individuals who identified with two or more races increased from 1.15% to 2.09%, a significant rise of 81.74%. Similarly, those identifying as Hispanic rose from 0.90% to 2.22%, a huge leap of 146.67%. The percentage of whites with the Sarles surname decreased slightly from 95.78% to 93.99%, a small dip of -1.87%. No American Indians or Alaskan Natives bore the Sarles surname in either 2000 or 2010, and the percentage of Blacks fell from 1.41% in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.78%	93.99%	-1.87%
Hispanic	0.9%	2.22%	146.67%
Two or More Races	1.15%	2.09%	81.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.78%	0%
Black	1.41%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%