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    The surname Zilch

    A German surname, carried by 401 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex Z420

    Zilch: #51,830 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Zilch #51,830, 401 people Zilch: #51,830 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Zilch #51,830, 401 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zilch is more common than 68.1% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    From German Zilch. Found in America since at least the 1860s. As a 1930s placeholder surname of uncertain etymology, the eventual etymon of zilch.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 401 people named Zilch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 769,939 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 382.

    #51,830
    rank among US surnames
    401
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5%
    change since 2000 (was #51,233)

    Who is named Zilch

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

    94% of people named Zilch identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zilch come from?
    From German Zilch. Found in America since at least the 1860s. As a 1930s placeholder surname of uncertain etymology, the eventual etymon of zilch.
    How common is the surname Zilch?
    401 people in the United States had the surname Zilch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 769,939 Americans. It ranked 51,830th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zilch?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Zilch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Zilch getting more or less common?
    More common. 382 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 401 in 2010, up 5.0%.