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    The surname Zea

    A Galician surname, carried by 1,337 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex Z000

    Zea: #20,019 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Zea #20,019, 1,337 people Zea: #20,019 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Zea #20,019, 1,337 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zea is more common than 87.7% of them.

    Origin

    Galician origin

    Borrowed from Galician and Spanish Zea, probably a variant of Cea, named after several placenames in the Iberian peninsula.

    One of 34 Galician surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,337 people named Zea in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 230,924 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,041.

    #20,019
    rank among US surnames
    1,337
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +28.4%
    change since 2000 (was #22,949)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,010Vanalstyne1,338230,752
    #20,019McKechnie1,337230,924

    Who is named Zea

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

    67% of people named Zea identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 31% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 67%
    • White (not Hispanic) 31%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • Two or more races 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Zeas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Natalie Zea
      American actress (born 1975)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Zea

    Zea has the Soundex code Z000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z000.

    Other Galician surnames

    All 34 Galician surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zea come from?
    Borrowed from Galician and Spanish Zea, probably a variant of Cea, named after several placenames in the Iberian peninsula.
    How common is the surname Zea?
    1,337 people in the United States had the surname Zea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 230,924 Americans. It ranked 20,019th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zea?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Zea identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 31% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Zea?
    Natalie Zea, American actress (born 1975).
    Where is the surname Zea most common?
    Wikidata records people named Zea in the United States.
    Is the surname Zea getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,337 in 2010, up 28%.