# Zuk (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/zuk/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Polish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Polish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,180 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,986 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 261,649 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.7% (1,188 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Polish Żuk, from Polish żuk (“beetle”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Zuk in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Zuk in the United States.

## People named Zuk

- Marlene Zuk, American evolutionary biologist

## Similar surnames

Zuck, Zook, Zayas, Zak, Zack, Zwick, Zawacki, Zick, Zach, Zych, Zech, Zaki.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.