Zachary Surname
Approximately 11,589 people bear this surname
Zachary Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Zachary,' the English form of Zachariah (v. Yonge).
1586. Baptised — Isabell. d. Thomas Zachary: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Read More About This SurnameZachary Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,439 | 1:42,950 | 5,263 |
| Kenya | 860 | 1:53,698 | 5,382 |
| Indonesia | 399 | 1:331,452 | 28,960 |
| Nigeria | 295 | 1:600,484 | 28,761 |
| Canada | 240 | 1:153,523 | 15,602 |
| Israel | 231 | 1:37,046 | 5,117 |
| Iran | 165 | 1:465,349 | 28,356 |
| Belgium | 151 | 1:76,137 | 12,057 |
| France | 137 | 1:484,837 | 68,361 |
| Poland | 113 | 1:336,361 | 38,482 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Luxembourg | 40 | 1:14,514 | 3,173 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Malaysia | 28 | 1:1,053,365 | 46,873 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Tanzania | 18 | 1:2,941,201 | 49,497 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 442 | 1:113,617 | 11,247 |
The alternate forms: Zacháry (8) are calculated separately.
Zachary (134,413) may also be a first name.
Zachary Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Zachary,' the English form of Zachariah (v. Yonge).
1586. Baptised — Isabell. d. Thomas Zachary: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(Hebrew) The Lord hath Remembered [Hebrew Z’kharyáh; f. zákhar, to remember, and Yah, Jehovah]
(English) Descendant of Zacharias or Zachary (whom Jehovah remembers).
The personal name.
User-submitted Reference
The surname/given name, Scaria, is derived from the Hebrew given name Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה, meaning "God has remembered"). It is most common among the Saint Thomas Christians, commonly called in India as Syrian Christians or Nasrani, which is a community of Christians from Kerala, India, who trace their origins to the evangelistic activity of Saint Thomas in the 1st century, and is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world.
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Zachary Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zachary Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zachary (Arabic: زخاري, Marathi: ज़चयर्) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Zacháry. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zachary? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zachary is the 44,820th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 628,833 people. The surname Zachary occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Zachary are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Zachary is also the 7,750th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 134,413 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 8,439 people, or 1 in 42,950. In The United States Zachary is primarily found in: Texas, where 16 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Zachary Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Zachary has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Zachary last name grew 1,909 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Zachary Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Zachary last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Zachary last name are 14.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.29% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Zachary earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $40,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $50,182 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zachary Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zachary in the Marathi language | ||
| ज़चयर् | zacayar | - |
| Zachary in the Arabic language | ||
| زخاري | zkhary | - |
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Zachary Reference & Research
Zachary FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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