Explore the Family Name Sedor

The meaning of Sedor

Galician: habitational name from Sedor in A Coruña province, Galicia (Spain).

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

In terms of popularity, as per data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sedor had a slight decrease in prevalence between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,375th most common surname, while in 2010 it fell to the 31,906th position, reflecting a drop of 12.44%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 792 in 2000 to 723 in 2010, representing an 8.71% decline. Consequently, the proportion of people named Sedor per 100,000 population also shrunk by 13.79%, moving from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,375	#31,906	-12.44%
Count	792	723	-8.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.25	-13.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sedor

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Sedor, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals carrying this surname identify as White. This percentage slightly increased from 96.34% in 2000 to 96.68% in 2010. Meanwhile, there has been a significant percentage increase of 29.50% in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.39% in 2000 to 1.80% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races, which was 0.76% in 2000, appeared to be suppressed (S) in the 2010 census for privacy reasons. Similarly, the data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed (S) in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.34%	96.68%	0.35%
Hispanic	1.39%	1.8%	29.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.76%	0%	0%
Black	0.76%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%