How common is the surname Zajac?

5,270 people in the United States had the surname Zajac in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,585 Americans. It ranked 6,444th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zajac?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Zajac identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Zajac most common?

Wikidata records people named Zajac in Austria.

Is the surname Zajac getting more or less common?

More common. 5,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,270 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Zajac

A surname, carried by 5,270 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Z220

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zajac is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

From a Slavic language, e.g. Polish Zając, from zając (“hare”), or Slovak, Sorbian, and Serbo-Croatian zajac ("hare").

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,270 people named Zajac in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,585 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,135.

#6,444

rank among US surnames

5,270

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,141)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,438	Suzuki	5,274	58,541
#6,440	Jamerson	5,273	58,552
#6,441	Paddock	5,272	58,563
#6,444	Sansone	5,270	58,585
#6,446	Corson	5,268	58,608

Who is named Zajac

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

97% of people named Zajac identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zajacs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Zajac
Austrian sailor, born 1985

Questions

Where does the surname Zajac come from?: From a Slavic language, e.g. Polish Zając, from zając (“hare”), or Slovak, Sorbian, and Serbo-Croatian zajac ("hare").
How common is the surname Zajac?: 5,270 people in the United States had the surname Zajac in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,585 Americans. It ranked 6,444th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zajac?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Zajac identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Zajac?: Thomas Zajac, Austrian sailor.
Where is the surname Zajac most common?: Wikidata records people named Zajac in Austria.
Is the surname Zajac getting more or less common?: More common. 5,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,270 in 2010, up 2.6%.