How common is the surname Zarate?

20,992 people in the United States had the surname Zarate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,708 Americans. It ranked 1,713th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Zarate?

Mauro Zárate, Argentine association football player, followed by Roberto Zárate.

Where is the surname Zarate most common?

Wikidata records people named Zarate in Argentina.

Is the surname Zarate getting more or less common?

More common. 14,000 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,992 in 2010, up 50%.

The surname Zarate

A Spanish surname, carried by 20,992 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Z630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zarate is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Zárate, itself from a Basque toponym.

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 20,992 people named Zarate in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,708 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,000.

#1,713

rank among US surnames

20,992

people in 2010

7.1

per 100,000 Americans

+49.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,371)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,704	Land	21,116	14,621
#1,705	Patino	21,113	14,623
#1,706	Marrero	21,109	14,626
#1,707	Hager	21,106	14,628
#1,708	Hurt	21,037	14,676
#1,709	Ash	21,030	14,681
#1,710	Hagan	21,017	14,690

Who is named Zarate

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

93% of people named Zarate identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
White (not Hispanic) 4.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Two or more races 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Zarates

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mauro Zárate
Argentine association football player, born 1987
Roberto Zárate
Argentine association football player (1932-2013)
Gonzalo Zárate
Argentine footballer, born 1984
Rolando Zárate
Argentine footballer, born 1978
Sergio Zárate
Argentine footballer, born 1969
Ariel Zárate
Argentine footballer, born 1973
Juan Zárate
Argentinian association football player, died 1996
Alexis Zárate
Argentinian association football player, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Sarate

Surnames that sound like Zarate

Zwart

Zarate has the Soundex code Z630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z630.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Zarate come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Zárate, itself from a Basque toponym.
How common is the surname Zarate?: 20,992 people in the United States had the surname Zarate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,708 Americans. It ranked 1,713th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zarate?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Zarate identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.0% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Zarate?: Mauro Zárate, Argentine association football player, followed by Roberto Zárate.
Where is the surname Zarate most common?: Wikidata records people named Zarate in Argentina.
Is the surname Zarate getting more or less common?: More common. 14,000 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,992 in 2010, up 50%.
What are other spellings of Zarate?: Sarate.