We’ve broken up this lengthy list by the first two letters to make it easier to scroll and scan.
Last names starting with “Za”
Last Name
2000 Census
2010 Census
Zabala
3,498
4,348
Zabel
3,722
3,717
Zaborowski
1,401
1,393
Zabriskie
1,101
1,152
Zacarias
3,260
5,633
Zach
1,578
1,554
Zacharias
3,469
3,805
Zachary
6,428
6,724
Zacher
1,576
1,579
Zachery
1,701
1,917
Zack
3,913
4,141
Zackery
1,226
1,485
Zafar
1,027
1,859
Zager
1,325
1,310
Zagorski
1,399
1,450
Zahler
1,037
1,048
Zahn
6,063
6,086
Zahner
1,239
1,228
Zaidi
1,738
2,851
Zajac
5,135
5,270
Zak
5,168
5,177
Zakrzewski
2,039
2,016
Zaldivar
1,377
2,206
Zaleski
3,470
3,442
Zalewski
3,886
3,812
Zaman
2,202
3,694
Zamarripa
5,522
7,322
Zamarron
1,848
2,617
Zambito
1,040
1,020
Zambrana
1,576
2,040
Zambrano
12,471
17,092
Zamora
45,806
61,729
Zamorano
2,808
3,926
Zamudio
7,629
11,384
Zander
4,342
4,518
Zanders
1,757
2,040
Zane
2,753
2,735
Zang
1,866
2,103
Zapata
23,900
32,274
Zapien
2,247
3,298
Zappa
1,166
1,100
Zappia
1,103
1,110
Zaragoza
13,245
18,908
Zarate
14,000
20,992
Zarazua
1,093
1,556
Zarco
1,433
2,304
Zaremba
2,422
2,372
Zartman
1,224
1,249
Zastrow
2,831
2,781
Zavala
34,068
51,153
Zavaleta
1,639
3,036
Zawacki
1,965
1,909
Zawadzki
1,248
1,347
Zayas
6,410
8,045
Zazueta
2,646
3,782
Starting with “Ze”
Last Name
2000 Census
2010 Census
Zea
1,041
1,337
Zebrowski
1,813
1,739
Zech
1,367
1,324
Zeh
1,579
1,540
Zehnder
1,590
1,612
Zehner
2,339
2,350
Zehr
2,594
3,015
Zeiger
1,571
1,670
Zeigler
12,626
13,135
Zeitler
1,783
1,791
Zeitz
1,067
1,072
Zelaya
7,785
12,448
Zeledon
1,407
1,817
Zelenka
1,047
1,027
Zelinski
1,444
1,422
Zell
3,070
3,049
Zeller
10,006
10,595
Zellers
2,906
2,988
Zellmer
2,054
2,246
Zellner
3,299
3,417
Zeman
3,858
3,843
Zemke
1,148
1,173
Zendejas
3,714
4,988
Zeng
3,711
7,605
Zenner
1,391
1,146
Zeno
2,881
3,055
Zenon
1,016
1,348
Zentner
1,078
1,026
Zentz
1,111
1,121
Zepeda
21,305
29,252
Zepp
1,523
1,527
Zerbe
2,456
2,388
Zeringue
1,798
1,800
Zermeno
3,260
4,455
Zerr
1,554
1,534
Zertuche
1,515
1,792
Starting with “Zh”
Last Name
2000 Census
2010 Census
Zhang
33,202
70,125
Zhao
10,324
22,301
Zhen
1,713
3,661
Zheng
10,670
25,242
Zhong
2,595
4,991
Zhou
11,586
23,437
Zhu
10,508
21,265
Starting with “Zi”
Last Name
2000 Census
2010 Census
Zick
1,797
1,735
Zickefoose
1,292
1,302
Ziebarth
1,014
1,038
Ziebell
1,275
1,315
Ziegler
25,138
25,351
Zielinski
11,024
11,087
Zielke
2,079
2,048
Ziemann
1,120
1,138
Ziemba
2,880
2,821
Ziemer
2,267
2,322
Zigler
2,090
2,019
Zima
1,229
1,253
Zimmer
17,315
17,146
Zimmerman
80,944
83,265
Zimmermann
6,740
7,123
Zink
8,525
9,134
Zinke
1,092
1,058
Zinn
5,740
5,774
Ziolkowski
2,379
2,281
Zion
1,288
1,318
Zipp
1,053
1,053
Zipperer
1,073
1,144
Zirkle
2,724
2,765
Zito
5,248
5,257
Starting with “Zm”
Last Name
2000 Census
2010 Census
Zmuda
1,073
1,091
Starting with “Zo”
Last Name
2000 Census
2010 Census
Zobel
1,623
1,556
Zoeller
1,853
1,965
Zoellner
1,416
1,474
Zoll
1,423
1,336
Zoller
2,731
2,667
Zollinger
1,672
1,897
Zona
1,338
1,428
Zook
8,323
9,824
Zorn
4,399
4,531
Zornes
1,650
1,610
Zorrilla
1,387
1,856
Zou
1,842
4,493
Starting with “Zu”
Last Name
2000 Census
2010 Census
Zuber
4,025
3,950
Zubia
1,904
2,340
Zuck
1,217
1,149
Zucker
3,818
3,813
Zuckerman
3,730
3,731
Zuehlke
1,208
1,155
Zuercher
1,069
1,078
Zuidema
1,184
1,256
Zuk
1,188
1,180
Zukowski
2,988
2,857
Zullo
2,135
2,052
Zuluaga
1,202
1,877
Zumwalt
2,969
3,115
Zundel
1,015
1,069
Zuniga
39,057
56,347
Zupan
1,238
1,190
Zupancic
1,024
1,064
Zurawski
1,426
1,503
Zurcher
1,342
1,343
Zurek
1,465
1,442
Zurita
3,227
4,770
Starting with “Zw”
Last Name
2000 Census
2010 Census
Zwart
1,055
1,183
Zweifel
1,274
1,285
Zweig
1,158
1,121
Zwick
2,301
2,273
Zwicker
1,095
1,097
Starting with “Zy”
Last Name
2000 Census
2010 Census
Zych
1,458
1,523
Zylstra
1,664
1,842
Margaret O'Brien
Margaret created a family tree on a genealogy website in 2012. She purchased her first DNA kit in 2017. She created this website to share insights and how-to guides on DNA, genealogy, and family research.
