How common is the surname Zach?

1,554 people in the United States had the surname Zach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,678 Americans. It ranked 17,975th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zach?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zach identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Zach?

Franz Xaver von Zach, astronomer (1754-1832), followed by Anton von Zach.

Where is the surname Zach most common?

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

Is the surname Zach getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,578 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,554 in 2010, down 1.5%.

Is Zach also a first name?

Yes. Zach 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 Zach

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,554 people in the United States.

Pronounced /zæk/ 1 syllable Soundex Z200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zach is more common than 88.9% of them.

Origin

A surname transferred from the given name.

Zach is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,554 people named Zach in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 198,678 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,578.

#17,975

rank among US surnames

1,554

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,694)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,970	Dollard	1,555	198,550
#17,975	Archila	1,554	198,678
#17,980	Plath	1,553	198,806

Who is named Zach

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

95% of people named Zach identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zachs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Franz Xaver von Zach
Astronomer (1754-1832)
Anton von Zach
Austrian general, 1747–1826
Alexander Zach
Austrian politician (LiF/SPÖ), born 1976

Notable Zachs come mostly from the Austrian Empire (1), the Holy Roman Empire (1) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Zac
Zack
Zak

Surnames that sound like Zach

Zach has the Soundex code Z200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z200.

Questions

How common is the surname Zach?: 1,554 people in the United States had the surname Zach in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,678 Americans. It ranked 17,975th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zach?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zach identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Zach?: Franz Xaver von Zach, astronomer (1754-1832), followed by Anton von Zach.
Where is the surname Zach most common?: Wikidata records people named Zach in the Austrian Empire, the Holy Roman Empire and Austria.
How do you pronounce Zach?: Zach is /zæk/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Zach?: Zach is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Zach getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,578 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,554 in 2010, down 1.5%.
What are other spellings of Zach?: Zac, Zack and Zak.
Is Zach also a first name?: Yes. Zach 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.