Explore the Family Name Sor

The meaning of Sor

1. Cambodian: written ស, from a Khmer word meaning e.g. ‘white, fair’. Compare Sar 1. 2. Cambodian: written សរ, from a Khmer word meaning ‘arrow’. Compare Sar 2. 3. French: variant of Saur.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Sor' has seen a noticeable increase from the year 2000 to 2010. The ranking of the name has risen by 13.61%, moving from a rank of 46,944 in the year 2000 to 40,554 in 2010. There was also an increase in the number of people carrying the 'Sor' surname with a growth rate of 26.53%, from 426 individuals in 2000 to 539 in 2010. Furthermore, the proportion of people bearing this surname per 100k also saw an upward trend of 12.5% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,944	#40,554	13.61%
Count	426	539	26.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.18	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sor

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Sor', the majority share is held by the Asian/Pacific Islander category. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was a slight increase from 83.57% in 2000 to 83.86% in 2010. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as Two or more races and White have both decreased by 27.53% and 27.05% respectively. On the other hand, the percentage of people with Hispanic ethnicity has surged by 80.55%, although they still make up a small portion of the total. Similarly, those identifying as Black showed modest growth at 18.44%. Meanwhile, there were no recorded changes within the American Indian and Alaskan Native category.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	83.57%	83.86%	0.35%
Hispanic	3.29%	5.94%	80.55%
White	6.1%	4.45%	-27.05%
Two or More Races	5.63%	4.08%	-27.53%
Black	1.41%	1.67%	18.44%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%