Sartain Surname

97,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Sartain Surname Definition:

From the French, Sarton; a personal name.

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Sartain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2581:85,1249,627
England4251:131,10112,983
Scotland571:93,9276,548
Canada411:898,67368,969
Australia411:658,43245,385
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
France181:3,690,151224,666
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Wales61:515,75523,171
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2141:113,90411,075
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3811:131,80812,617

Sartain (12) may also be a first name.

Sartain Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Sarton; a personal name.

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

User-submitted Reference

Sartain is thought to be derived from the Old French word, certeyn, meaning 'sure' or 'determined' or the Latin "certanus", which is derived from certus, meaning 'settled', 'sure', or 'certainty'.

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Sartain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sartain is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sartain? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 97,025th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,488,469 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Sartain are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,258 people, or 1 in 85,124. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Sartain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sartain has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,118 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 199 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sartain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sartain surname are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68% registered with the political party.

The amount Sartain earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.84% less than the national average, earning $42,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.86% more than the national average, earning $57,563 CAD per year.

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