Explore the Family Name Sauser

The meaning of Sauser

1. German: nickname for a clumsy or irascible person, from Middle High German sūsen ‘to move noisily’. 2. English: occupational name from Middle English saucer ‘maker or seller of sauces’ (Old French saucier, saussier). This surname has now died out in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sauser has experienced slight fluctuations in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 32,202nd most popular surname and rose slightly to rank 33,695 by 2010, a drop of approximately 4.64%. The count of individuals with this surname remained relatively steady, moving from 675 to 676, marking a marginal increase of 0.15%. However, its proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 8%, from 0.25 to 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,202	#33,695	-4.64%
Count	675	676	0.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sauser

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Sauser also saw changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of Sausers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 13.46%, while those reporting two or more races rose by 27.88%. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, though this percentage decreased slightly, from 94.96% to 94.67%. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of Hispanic identification at 2.07%, which was not present in 2000 data. Meanwhile, individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped significantly by 50%, from 1.48% to 0.74%, and the percentage of Black identifiers remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.96%	94.67%	-0.31%
Hispanic	0%	2.07%	0%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.33%	27.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.04%	1.18%	13.46%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.48%	0.74%	-50%
Black	0%	0%	0%