Sacristan Surname

54,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Sacristan Surname Definition:

From Sacriston; a location name in Durham.

Sacristan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain6,0421:7,738943
Colombia1,6131:29,6181,910
Philippines8831:114,65319,797
Mexico2671:464,8928,604
Argentina1681:254,42520,581
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
France891:746,32392,306
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Honduras331:267,1652,560
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England201:2,785,90397,972
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Sacristán (272) & Sacristàn (2) are calculated separately.

Sacristan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Sacriston; a location name in Durham.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sacristan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sacristan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sacristan occurs more in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Sacristán or Sacristàn. Click here for other possible spellings of Sacristan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sacristan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 54,268th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 776,758 people. The surname Sacristan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Sacristan are found; 65 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 65 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name Sacristan is most frequently used in Spain, where it is held by 6,042 people, or 1 in 7,738. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Madrid, where 41 percent are found, Castile and León, where 22 percent are found and Catalonia, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Spain it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Sacristan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sacristan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sacristan surname expanded 1,514 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sacristan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sacristan surname are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sacristan earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 16.65% more than the national average, earning $26,482,100 COP per year and in United States they earn 37.31% more than the national average, earning $59,248 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sacristán96272/
Sacristàn962/
Sacristain957/
Sacritan941/
Sakristan897/
Sacrestan892/
Sacristam891/
Sacristão781/
Sacrestanová761/
Shokrestan6384/
Chacreton567/
Chakriton561/

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