How common is the surname Zech?

1,324 people in the United States had the surname Zech in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,191 Americans. It ranked 20,157th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zech?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zech identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Zech?

Benedikt Zech, Austrian association football player.

Where is the surname Zech most common?

Wikidata records people named Zech in Austria.

Is the surname Zech getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,367 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,324 in 2010, down 3.1%.

The surname Zech

A surname, carried by 1,324 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex Z200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zech is more common than 87.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,324 people named Zech in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 233,191 Americans. That is down 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,367.

#20,157

rank among US surnames

1,324

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-3.1%

change since 2000 (was #18,594)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,149	Cruze	1,325	233,016
#20,157	Germaine	1,324	233,191
#20,165	Meckley	1,323	233,368

Who is named Zech

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

96% of people named Zech identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zechs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Benedikt Zech
Austrian association football player, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zech

Zech has the Soundex code Z200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z200.

Questions

How common is the surname Zech?: 1,324 people in the United States had the surname Zech in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,191 Americans. It ranked 20,157th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zech?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zech identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Zech?: Benedikt Zech, Austrian association football player.
Where is the surname Zech most common?: Wikidata records people named Zech in Austria.
Is the surname Zech getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,367 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,324 in 2010, down 3.1%.