Explore the Family Name Sedar

The meaning of Sedar

Slovenian: unexplained. This surname is also found in Croatia, where it is very rare.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Sedar' has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 64,750th in terms of prevalence across the country, but by 2010, it had dropped to 71,886th. This represents an 11.02% decline over the decade. The actual count of individuals with this surname also declined from 287 in 2000 to 271 in 2010, a drop of 5.57%. There was a corresponding reduction in the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 people in the U.S., from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010, marking an 18.18% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,750	#71,886	-11.02%
Count	287	271	-5.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sedar

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnicity of those with the surname 'Sedar'. The majority identified as White, although this percentage decreased from 94.43% in 2000 to 91.14% in 2010. During the same period, there was an increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 4.53% to 5.54%, indicating a 22.30% growth. Interestingly, the census also recorded a small percentage (1.85%) of individuals with the surname Sedar identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, whereas there was no recorded percentage in 2000. However, no individuals with this surname identified as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.43%	91.14%	-3.48%
Hispanic	4.53%	5.54%	22.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.85%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%