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    The surname Zuckerberg

    A German surname, carried by 218 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈzʌkɚˌbɝɡ/ 3 syllables Soundex Z261

    Zuckerberg: #85,659 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Zuckerberg #85,659, 218 people Zuckerberg: #85,659 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Zuckerberg #85,659, 218 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zuckerberg is more common than 47.2% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Borrowed from German Zuckerberg. From German Zucker (“sugar”) + Berg (“mountain”).

    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 218 people named Zuckerberg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,416,264 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 208.

    #85,659
    rank among US surnames
    218
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.8%
    change since 2000 (was #83,965)

    Who is named Zuckerberg

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

    95% of people named Zuckerberg identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Zuckerbergs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mark Zuckerberg
      American Internet entrepreneur, born 1984
    • Randi Zuckerberg
      American businesswoman, born 1982

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zuckerberg come from?
    Borrowed from German Zuckerberg. From German Zucker (“sugar”) + Berg (“mountain”).
    How common is the surname Zuckerberg?
    218 people in the United States had the surname Zuckerberg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,416,264 Americans. It ranked 85,659th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zuckerberg?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zuckerberg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Zuckerberg?
    Mark Zuckerberg, American Internet entrepreneur, followed by Randi Zuckerberg.
    Where is the surname Zuckerberg most common?
    Wikidata records people named Zuckerberg in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Zuckerberg?
    Zuckerberg is /ˈzʌkɚˌbɝɡ/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Zuckerberg getting more or less common?
    More common. 208 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 218 in 2010, up 4.8%.