The Sainte surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 216 people carried this name — #86,314 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 51% from 143 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 84 people named Sainte.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Aisne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 39 people named Sainte live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Sainte,
with a public archive behind them.
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Émile Sainte-Claire Deville 1845–1931 · engineer
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Michel Sainte-Marie 1938–2019 · politician
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Chloé Sainte-Marie 1962– · actor
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Erika Sainte 1981– · actor
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Maxime Sainte 2001– · association football player
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Carl Sainté 2002– · association football player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sainte.
- Saifi 193 · U.S. census
- Sailer 2,520 · U.S. census
- Saillant 218 · U.S. census
- Saindon 904 · U.S. census
- Saine 1,512 · U.S. census
- Saint 1,897 · U.S. census
- Saintonge 114 · U.S. census
- Saintpierre 379 · U.S. census
- Sainz 3,869 · U.S. census
- Sais 1,064 · U.S. census
- Saiter 127 · U.S. census
- Saiz 4,878 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Sainte is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.