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    The surname Zachary

    A Hebrew occupational surname, carried by 6,724 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈzækəɹi/ 3 syllables Soundex Z260 Also a first name

    Zachary: #5,198 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Zachary #5,198, 6,724 people Zachary: #5,198 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Zachary #5,198, 6,724 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zachary is more common than 96.8% of them.

    Origin

    Hebrew origin

    From clipped forms of Zachariah and Zacharias + -y, from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, “Yahweh has remembered”) via Latin Zacharias and Koine Greek Ζαχαρίας (Zakharías). As an American city, named after the farmer Darel Zachary who sold the land for a local depot on the Illinois Central Railroad in the 1880s. Doublet of Zach, Zacharias, Zachariah, Zechariah, Zakariya, and Jakariya.

    Zachary is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,724 people named Zachary in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,917 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,428.

    #5,198
    rank among US surnames
    6,724
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.6%
    change since 2000 (was #5,008)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,195Bremer6,73345,856
    #5,196Rountree6,72645,903
    #5,197Roybal6,72545,910
    #5,198Zachary6,72445,917

    Who is named Zachary

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

    73% of people named Zachary identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 73%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 21%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Zachary

    Zachary has the Soundex code Z260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z260.

    Other Hebrew surnames

    All 51 Hebrew surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zachary come from?
    From clipped forms of Zachariah and Zacharias + -y, from Hebrew זְכַרְיָה (Zəḵaryā, “Yahweh has remembered”) via Latin Zacharias and Koine Greek Ζαχαρίας (Zakharías). As an American city, named after the farmer Darel Zachary who sold the land for a local depot on the Illinois Central Railroad in…
    How common is the surname Zachary?
    6,724 people in the United States had the surname Zachary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,917 Americans. It ranked 5,198th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zachary?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Zachary identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Zachary?
    Zachary is /ˈzækəɹi/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Zachary?
    Zachary is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Zachary getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,428 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,724 in 2010, up 4.6%.
    What are other spellings of Zachary?
    Zachariah, Zacharias, Zachery, Zackary, Zackery and Zac.
    Is Zachary also a first name?
    Yes. Zachary 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.