How common is the surname Zane?

2,735 people in the United States had the surname Zane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,887 Americans. It ranked 11,502nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zane?

In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Zane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Zane?

Billy Zane, American actor (born 1966), followed by Frank Zane.

Where is the surname Zane most common?

Wikidata records people named Zane in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Zane getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,753 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,735 in 2010, down 0.7%.

Is Zane also a first name?

Yes. Zane 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 Zane

A surname, carried by 2,735 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Z500 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). Zane is more common than 92.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,735 people named Zane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,887 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,753.

#11,502

rank among US surnames

2,735

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,665)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,493	Duffin	2,738	112,763
#11,497	Greenspan	2,737	112,804
#11,500	Sidwell	2,736	112,846
#11,502	Master	2,735	112,887
#11,504	Steeves	2,734	112,928
#11,508	Prout	2,733	112,969

Who is named Zane

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

77% of people named Zane identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 5.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Asian and Pacific Islander 9.6%
Two or more races 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zanes

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Billy Zane
American actor (born 1966)
Frank Zane
American bodybuilder, born 1942
Lisa Zane
American actress, born 1961
Clayton Zane
Australian soccer player, born 1977

Notable Zanes come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zane

Zane has the Soundex code Z500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z500.

Questions

How common is the surname Zane?: 2,735 people in the United States had the surname Zane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,887 Americans. It ranked 11,502nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zane?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Zane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Zane?: Billy Zane, American actor (born 1966), followed by Frank Zane.
Where is the surname Zane most common?: Wikidata records people named Zane in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Zane getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,753 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,735 in 2010, down 0.7%.
Is Zane also a first name?: Yes. Zane 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.