Last Name SANDERS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Alexander, from nickname Sander.
A contraction of Alexander.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, Spanish, Dutch, Native American, Irish, Falkland, Austrian, Belgian, Flemish, South african, Hungarian

Rank 88 (2000 US census) 75 (1990 US census)
Count 220,902 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 63.44%, or 140140 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 31.9%, or 70468 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.33%, or 729 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.85%, or 1878 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.73%, or 3822 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.76%, or 3888 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest last names

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Longest last names

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Celebrity last names

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