Explore the Family Name Sartor

The meaning of Sartor

1. German: humanistic name, a variant of Sartorius ‘tailor’, a cognate of 2 below. 2. French, Italian, and English: occupational name from French, northern Italian, Middle English sartor ‘tailor’ (from Latin sartor).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Sartor" has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 11,889 in popularity, but by 2010 it fell to rank 13,057, a decline of approximately 9.82%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 2,411 in 2000 to 2,351 in 2010, a decrease of 2.49%. The proportion of people with the Sartor surname per 100k individuals similarly decreased by 10.11%, going from 0.89 in 2000 to 0.8 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,889	#13,057	-9.82%
Count	2,411	2,351	-2.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.89	0.8	-10.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sartor

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there were some shifts among those carrying the Sartor surname between 2000 and 2010. The largest percentage increase was seen within the Hispanic group, which went from 2.49% to 4.00%, an upsurge of 60.64%. There was also a notable increase in Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, with growth rates of 34.15% and 30.30% respectively. The Black category saw a modest increase from 13.60% to 14.42%. However, the White category experienced a slight decrease from 81.09% to 78.73%, as did the two or more races category, which dipped from 2.07% to 1.87%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.09%	78.73%	-2.91%
Black	13.6%	14.42%	6.03%
Hispanic	2.49%	4%	60.64%
Two or More Races	2.07%	1.87%	-9.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.41%	0.55%	34.15%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0.43%	30.3%