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    The surname Zatarain

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,162 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex Z365

    Zatarain: #22,201 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Zatarain #22,201, 1,162 people Zatarain: #22,201 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Zatarain #22,201, 1,162 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zatarain is more common than 86.3% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Zatarain, itself of Basque origin.

    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 1,162 people named Zatarain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 265,702 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 836.

    #22,201
    rank among US surnames
    1,162
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +39%
    change since 2000 (was #27,207)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #22,194Ramanathan1,163265,473
    #22,201Janak1,162265,702

    Who is named Zatarain

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

    87% of people named Zatarain identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87%
    • White (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zatarain come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Zatarain, itself of Basque origin.
    How common is the surname Zatarain?
    1,162 people in the United States had the surname Zatarain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,702 Americans. It ranked 22,201st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zatarain?
    In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Zatarain identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Zatarain getting more or less common?
    More common. 836 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,162 in 2010, up 39%.