Explore the Family Name Sater

The meaning of Sater

1. Americanized form of Norwegian Sæter: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Sæter, from Old Norse sætr ‘farmstead’ or setr ‘mountain summer farm’. 2. Polish: unexplained.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sater has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 22,283 and fell down to 24,124 by 2010, marking an 8.26% drop. The count of individuals carrying this surname also declined slightly from 1,079 in 2000 to 1,043 in 2010, amounting to a 3.34% decrease. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decline from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.35 in 2010, indicating a 12.5% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,283	#24,124	-8.26%
Count	1,079	1,043	-3.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.35	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sater

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Sater shows some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority identified as White (95.27% in 2000 and 93.77% in 2010), there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.02% in 2000 to 2.30% in 2010. This represents a significant change of 125.49%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 28.33%, going from 1.20% in 2000 to 0.86% in 2010. There was also an increase in those identifying with two or more races, which went up by 62.16%, changing from 1.48% in 2000 to 2.40% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.27%	93.77%	-1.57%
Two or More Races	1.48%	2.4%	62.16%
Hispanic	1.02%	2.3%	125.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.2%	0.86%	-28.33%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%