Last Name SAILOR

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Meaning	The lailour, a dancer, a hopper. 'Saille,' to leap, hence 'sailours,' leapers, dancers. Sailor is a comparatively modern term for one who sails on the sea. Mariner was the term in general use. Dancer and Hopper are well known surnames. Doubtless the surname concerns the dancer.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish

Rank	12,533 (2000 US census)	13,167 (1990 US census)

Count	2,268 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

73.5%, or 1667 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
20.55%, or 466 total occurrences, as black,
0.71%, or 16 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.37%, or 31 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.41%, or 32 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.47%, or 56 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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