How common is the surname Zuk?

1,180 people in the United States had the surname Zuk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,649 Americans. It ranked 21,986th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zuk?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zuk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Zuk?

Marlene Zuk, American evolutionary biologist.

Where is the surname Zuk most common?

Wikidata records people named Zuk in the United States.

Is the surname Zuk getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,188 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,180 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Zuk

A Polish surname, carried by 1,180 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). Zuk is more common than 86.4% of them.

Origin

Polish origin

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

One of 304 Polish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,180 people named Zuk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 261,649 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,188.

#21,986

rank among US surnames

1,180

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #20,693)

Who is named Zuk

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

96% of people named Zuk identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zuks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marlene Zuk
American evolutionary biologist, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Zuk

Zuck

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

Other Polish surnames

All 304 Polish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Zuk come from?: From Polish Żuk, from Polish żuk (“beetle”).
How common is the surname Zuk?: 1,180 people in the United States had the surname Zuk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,649 Americans. It ranked 21,986th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zuk?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zuk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Zuk?: Marlene Zuk, American evolutionary biologist.
Where is the surname Zuk most common?: Wikidata records people named Zuk in the United States.
Is the surname Zuk getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,188 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,180 in 2010, down 0.7%.