How common is the surname Zachery?

1,917 people in the United States had the surname Zachery in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,057 Americans. It ranked 15,309th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Zachery getting more or less common?

More common. 1,701 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,917 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Zachery also a first name?

Yes. Zachery 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 Zachery

A Hebrew patronymic surname, carried by 1,917 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex Z260 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). Zachery is more common than 90.6% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

Alternative form of Zachary, a male given name from Hebrew and a surname transferred from the given name.

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

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 1,917 people named Zachery in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 161,057 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,701.

#15,309

rank among US surnames

1,917

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+12.7%

change since 2000 (was #15,752)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,303	Canto	1,918	160,973
#15,309	Kinner	1,917	161,057
#15,318	Quisenberry	1,916	161,141

Who is named Zachery

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

72% of people named Zachery identified as Black (not Hispanic), 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.3% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 72%
White (not Hispanic) 21%
Two or more races 4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zachery

Zachery 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 Zachery come from?: Zachery is Hebrew in origin.
How common is the surname Zachery?: 1,917 people in the United States had the surname Zachery in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 161,057 Americans. It ranked 15,309th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zachery?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Zachery identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Zachery?: Zachery is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Zachery getting more or less common?: More common. 1,701 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,917 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Zachery also a first name?: Yes. Zachery 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.