The surname Zuo
A surname, carried by 857 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex Z000
Origin
From the Chinese surname of several origins, including. * 左 (zuǒ, “left-hand side”) * 佐 (zuǒ, “assist”) * 左丘 (Zuǒqiū), a place in Shandong.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 857 people named Zuo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 360,263 Americans. That is up 135% since 2000, when the Census counted 365.
#27,974
rank among US surnames
857
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
+134.8%
change since 2000 (was #53,191)
Who is named Zuo
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named Zuo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as two or more races.
- Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
- Black (not Hispanic) 6.8%
- Two or more races 1.3%
- White (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.
Questions
- Where does the surname Zuo come from?
- From the Chinese surname of several origins, including. * 左 (zuǒ, “left-hand side”) * 佐 (zuǒ, “assist”) * 左丘 (Zuǒqiū), a place in Shandong.
- How common is the surname Zuo?
- 857 people in the United States had the surname Zuo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 360,263 Americans. It ranked 27,974th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Zuo?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Zuo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Zuo getting more or less common?
- More common. 365 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 857 in 2010, up 135%.