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

Sanche, 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 Sanche surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sanche in America

Sanche is the 98553rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sanche surname appeared 184 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 Sanche.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sanche 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 Sanche

The surname Sanche is of Spanish origin, derived from the medieval Spanish personal name Sancho, itself a form of the Late Latin name Sanctius, which was a derivative of the Latin word "sanctus" meaning "holy" or "sainted." The name first appeared in the 9th century in the Iberian Peninsula, predominantly in the regions of Navarre and Castile.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Sanche can be found in the 11th century Codex Calixtinus, a medieval manuscript that served as a guide for pilgrims traveling the Camino de Santiago. This document mentions a nobleman named Sanche de Navarra, who lived in the late 11th century and was a prominent figure in the Kingdom of Navarre.

The Sanche surname is also closely associated with the medieval Spanish epic El Cantar de Mio Cid, which tells the story of the legendary Castilian hero El Cid. In this work, one of the central characters is Sancho II, King of Castile and León, who reigned from 1065 to 1072.

During the 12th century, the surname Sanche was particularly prevalent in the regions of Navarre and Castile, where it was often associated with noble families and landowners. One notable example from this era is Sancho III of Navarre, known as "El Mayor" (the Great), who ruled from 1004 to 1035 and was a powerful monarch in the Iberian Peninsula.

In the 13th century, the Sanche surname gained prominence in other parts of Spain, such as Aragon and Catalonia. One notable figure from this period was Sancho IV of Castile and León, who reigned from 1284 to 1295 and was known for his conflicts with the nobility and his efforts to consolidate royal power.

As the centuries passed, the Sanche surname continued to be carried by individuals of note in Spanish history, including politicians, military leaders, and intellectuals. Some notable examples include Sancho Panza, the iconic squire of Don Quixote in Miguel de Cervantes' famous novel, and Sancho Ramírez, a 12th-century King of Aragon and Navarre, who played a significant role in the Reconquista against the Moors.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sanche

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

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 Sanche 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 Sanche 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 Sanche was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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