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    The surname Zander

    A surname, carried by 4,518 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex Z536

    Zander: #7,373 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Zander #7,373, 4,518 people Zander: #7,373 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Zander #7,373, 4,518 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zander is more common than 95.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,518 people named Zander in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,337 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,342.

    #7,373
    rank among US surnames
    4,518
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.1%
    change since 2000 (was #7,099)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,367Duck4,52168,291
    #7,368Eckhardt4,52068,307
    #7,369Cassady4,51968,322
    #7,373Zander4,51868,337
    #7,377Chick4,51768,352
    #7,380Dabbs4,51668,367

    Who is named Zander

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

    92% of people named Zander identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Zanders

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robin Zander
      American singer and guitarist, born 1953

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Zander

    Zander has the Soundex code Z536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z536.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Zander?
    4,518 people in the United States had the surname Zander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,337 Americans. It ranked 7,373rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zander?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Zander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Zander?
    Robin Zander, American singer and guitarist.
    Where is the surname Zander most common?
    Wikidata records people named Zander in the United States.
    Is the surname Zander getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,342 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,518 in 2010, up 4.1%.