# Zach (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/zach/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,554 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,975 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 198,678 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.5% (1,578 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /zæk/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Zac, Zack, Zak |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Zach in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Zach in the Austrian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire and Austria.

## People named Zach

- Franz Xaver von Zach, astronomer (1754-1832)
- Anton von Zach, Austrian general
- Alexander Zach, Austrian politician (LiF/SPÖ)

## Similar surnames

Zych, Zech, Zack, Zook, Zayas, Zak, Zwick, Zawacki, Zick, Zaki, Zweig, Zuk.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.