How common is the last name Sinclair?

27,347 people in the United States have the last name Sinclair, about 1 in 10,930. It ranks #1,261 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SINCLAIR

#1,261

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
27,347
About
1 in 10,930
This common or more
42.4%
Who bears it

Of the 27,347 people with the last name Sinclair, 70% reported their origin as White, 19.7% as Black and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Sinclair, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Sinclair ranks #10,628 of 53,615, with 1,242 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 43 births. See Sinclair as a first name

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