How common is the surname Zacarias?

5,633 people in the United States had the surname Zacarias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,810 Americans. It ranked 6,088th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Zacarias getting more or less common?

More common. 3,260 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,633 in 2010, up 73%.

Is Zacarias also a first name?

Yes. Zacarias is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Zacarias

A surname, carried by 5,633 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex Z262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zacarias is more common than 96.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,633 people named Zacarias in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,810 Americans. That is up 73% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,260.

#6,088

rank among US surnames

5,633

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+72.8%

change since 2000 (was #9,200)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,083	Koon	5,638	54,762
#6,084	Kwong	5,637	54,771
#6,087	Hollinger	5,634	54,800
#6,088	Laguna	5,633	54,810
#6,091	Worsham	5,631	54,830
#6,093	Tolson	5,630	54,839

Who is named Zacarias

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Zacarias identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
White (not Hispanic) 4.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Two or more races 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zacarias

Zacharias

Zacarias has the Soundex code Z262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z262.

Questions

How common is the surname Zacarias?: 5,633 people in the United States had the surname Zacarias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,810 Americans. It ranked 6,088th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zacarias?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Zacarias identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Zacarias getting more or less common?: More common. 3,260 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,633 in 2010, up 73%.
Is Zacarias also a first name?: Yes. Zacarias is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.