How Many People Have the Last Name Saunders?
people had the surname Saunders in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 4,218 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+2,733 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Saunders (67.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 26.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Saunders ranks #343. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 69.7% to 67.4%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Saunders grew from 67,210 people in 2000 to 69,943 in 2010 (up 4.1%), and its rank fell from #439 to #476. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 24.91 to 23.71 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 67,210 | 69,943 |
| Rank | #439 | #476 |
| Per 100,000 people | 24.91 | 23.71 |
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Same Soundex code as Saunders: S536
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