Find out how popular the last name Sachar is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Sachar.

Sachar, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Sachar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sachar in America

Sachar is the 61436th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sachar surname appeared 327 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Sachar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sachar to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Sachar

The surname Sachar is believed to have originated in the area of modern-day Germany and Poland. It is derived from the Old High German word "sahar," which means "farmer" or "plowman." This suggests that the name's earliest bearers were likely involved in agricultural work or lived in rural areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of historical documents from the Saxon region of Germany, dating back to the 13th century. In this text, a person named "Sacherus" is mentioned as a witness in a legal document from the year 1248.

The name also appears in the Liber Fundationis Episcopatus Vratislaviensis, a medieval chronicle of the Bishopric of Wrocław in modern-day Poland. Here, a "Zacharias Sacher" is recorded as a landowner in the region in the late 14th century.

In the 16th century, a variant spelling of the name, "Sacher," can be found in the church records of the town of Bamberg, Germany. A notable individual with this surname was Johann Sacher, a prominent merchant and council member in Bamberg, who lived from around 1520 to 1588.

Another early bearer of the name was Hans Sachar, a Lutheran theologian and author from Saxony, who lived from 1546 to 1616. He wrote several scholarly works on theology and biblical interpretation during the Protestant Reformation.

In the 18th century, the name was also present in the Czech lands, as evidenced by the birth of Jan Sacher in the town of Litomyšl in 1732. He later became a renowned painter and art teacher in Prague.

Moving into the 19th century, one notable figure was Carl Sacher, an Austrian writer and journalist born in Vienna in 1833. He is best known for his satirical works and contributions to the city's literary scene.

Throughout its history, the surname Sachar has been associated with various occupations, from farmers and landowners to scholars, artists, and writers. While its origins lie in the agricultural regions of central Europe, the name has since spread to various parts of the world, reflecting the migrations and movements of its bearers over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sachar

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Sachar.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Sachar was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Sachar has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Sachar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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