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    The surname Zaldivar

    A Basque surname, carried by 2,206 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex Z431

    Zaldivar: #13,721 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Zaldivar #13,721, 2,206 people Zaldivar: #13,721 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Zaldivar #13,721, 2,206 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zaldivar is more common than 91.5% of them.

    Origin

    Basque origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Zaldívar (“Zaldibar”), from Basque Zaldibar.

    One of 20 Basque surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,206 people named Zaldivar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 139,957 Americans. That is up 60% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,377.

    #13,721
    rank among US surnames
    2,206
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +60.2%
    change since 2000 (was #18,499)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,713Sprenger2,207139,894
    #13,721Fleischmann2,206139,957
    #13,727Gleaton2,205140,021

    Who is named Zaldivar

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

    90% of people named Zaldivar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
    • White (not Hispanic) 6.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Other Basque surnames

    All 20 Basque surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zaldivar come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Zaldívar (“Zaldibar”), from Basque Zaldibar.
    How common is the surname Zaldivar?
    2,206 people in the United States had the surname Zaldivar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 139,957 Americans. It ranked 13,721st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zaldivar?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Zaldivar identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Zaldivar getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,377 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,206 in 2010, up 60%.