Explore the Family Name Sasseen

The meaning of Sasseen

Americanized form of French Sassin 2 or of its very rare variant Sasin, and possibly also of German Sassin 1. History: Bearers of the surname Sasseen are in most, if not all, cases descendants of François Sassin, a Huguenot from France (see Sassin).

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sasseen saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 63,450 in terms of popularity and this position dropped to 69,392 by 2010, representing a 9.36% decrease. The number of individuals with the Sasseen surname also decreased during this period, going from 294 in 2000 to 283 in 2010 which marks a 3.74% reduction. Correspondingly, proportion per 100k people went down from 0.11 to 0.1, indicating a 9.09% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,450	#69,392	-9.36%
Count	294	283	-3.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sasseen

For ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Sasseen surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, an overwhelming 96.60% identified as White, although this figure slightly declined to 93.64% by 2010. Notably, there appeared to be no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or those claiming two or more races in both years. In 2000, 2.04% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native, however, this category was not represented in 2010. A new category emerged in 2010 with 2.47% identifying as Hispanic.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.6%	93.64%	-3.06%
Hispanic	0%	2.47%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.04%	0%	0%