How common is the surname Zapata?

32,274 people in the United States had the surname Zapata in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,566 Americans. It ranked 1,082nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Zapata?

Gustavo Zapata, Argentine association football player, followed by Carmen Zapata.

Where is the surname Zapata most common?

Wikidata records people named Zapata in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Zapata getting more or less common?

More common. 23,900 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,274 in 2010, up 35%.

The surname Zapata

A Spanish surname, carried by 32,274 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex Z130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zapata is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

A surname from Spanish.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 32,274 people named Zapata in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,566 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,900.

#1,082

rank among US surnames

32,274

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+35%

change since 2000 (was #1,361)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,073	Merrill	32,620	9,465
#1,074	Cowan	32,586	9,475
#1,075	Slater	32,584	9,475
#1,076	Albert	32,507	9,498
#1,077	Justice	32,480	9,506
#1,078	Osborn	32,439	9,518
#1,079	Carver	32,415	9,525

Who is named Zapata

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

92% of people named Zapata identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
White (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Two or more races 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Zapatas

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gustavo Zapata
Argentine association football player, born 1967
Carmen Zapata
American actress (1927-2014)
Mia Zapata
American singer (1965–1993)
Angie Zapata
American murdered trans woman (1989–2008)
Víctor Zapata
Argentine footballer, born 1979

Notable Zapatas come mostly from the United States (3) and Argentina (2).

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Zapata come from?: Zapata is Spanish in origin.
How common is the surname Zapata?: 32,274 people in the United States had the surname Zapata in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,566 Americans. It ranked 1,082nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zapata?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Zapata identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Zapata?: Gustavo Zapata, Argentine association football player, followed by Carmen Zapata.
Where is the surname Zapata most common?: Wikidata records people named Zapata in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Zapata getting more or less common?: More common. 23,900 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,274 in 2010, up 35%.