The Sarkis surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,031 people carried this name — #23,128 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 263,200 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 72 people named Sarkis.
Most of them — 43 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
50 people named Sarkis live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 27 people named Sarkis live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Flemish Brabant.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Sarkis in American newspapers,
1895–1938.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,618 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Sarkis,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Elian Sarkis 1856–1932 · writer -
Elias Sarkis 1924–1985 · judge -
Nicolas Sarkis 1935– · economist -
Serge Cazenave-Sarkis 1952– · writer -
Hashim Sarkis 1964– · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 21 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sarkis.
- Sardo 941 · U.S. census
- Sarfati 197 · U.S. census
- Sargsyan 336 · U.S. census
- Sari 674 · U.S. census
- Sarian 374 · U.S. census
- Saris 229 · U.S. census
- Sarkissian 1,231 · U.S. census
- Sarmiento 8,986 · U.S. census
- Saron 100 · U.S. census
- Sarr 521 · U.S. census
- Sarra 558 · U.S. census
- Sarradet 107 · U.S. census
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