How common is the surname Zeman?

3,843 people in the United States had the surname Zeman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,340 Americans. It ranked 8,572nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zeman?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zeman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Zeman?

Walter Zeman, Austrian footballer (1927-1991), followed by Jacklyn Zeman.

Where is the surname Zeman most common?

Wikidata records people named Zeman in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Zeman getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,858 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,843 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Zeman

A surname, carried by 3,843 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Z550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zeman is more common than 94.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,843 people named Zeman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,340 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 3,858.

#8,572

rank among US surnames

3,843

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #7,957)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,567	Fitz	3,846	80,277
#8,568	Kobayashi	3,845	80,298
#8,570	Weathersby	3,844	80,319
#8,572	Schock	3,843	80,340
#8,576	Harty	3,842	80,361
#8,577	Smeltzer	3,841	80,382
#8,578	Lezama	3,840	80,402

Who is named Zeman

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

96% of people named Zeman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zemans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Walter Zeman
Austrian footballer (1927-1991)
Jacklyn Zeman
American actress (1953–2023)

Notable Zemans come mostly from Austria (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zeman

Zeman has the Soundex code Z550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Z550.

Questions

How common is the surname Zeman?: 3,843 people in the United States had the surname Zeman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,340 Americans. It ranked 8,572nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zeman?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zeman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Zeman?: Walter Zeman, Austrian footballer (1927-1991), followed by Jacklyn Zeman.
Where is the surname Zeman most common?: Wikidata records people named Zeman in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Zeman getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,858 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,843 in 2010, down 0.4%.