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    The surname Zylstra

    A Frisian surname, carried by 1,842 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex Z423

    Zylstra: #15,806 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Zylstra #15,806, 1,842 people Zylstra: #15,806 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Zylstra #15,806, 1,842 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zylstra is more common than 90.3% of them.

    Origin

    Frisian origin

    Americanized form of West Frisian Zijlstra.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,842 people named Zylstra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 167,614 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,664.

    #15,806
    rank among US surnames
    1,842
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.7%
    change since 2000 (was #16,016)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,800Harton1,843167,523
    #15,806Dufault1,842167,614

    Who is named Zylstra

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

    96% of people named Zylstra identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • Two or more races 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Zylstra come from?
    Americanized form of West Frisian Zijlstra.
    How common is the surname Zylstra?
    1,842 people in the United States had the surname Zylstra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,614 Americans. It ranked 15,806th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Zylstra?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Zylstra identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Zylstra getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,664 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,842 in 2010, up 11%.