Zagorski Surname

137,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Zagorski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller behind, or beyond, the hill.

Zagorski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0511:176,72317,728
Bulgaria3151:22,1551,924
Germany1841:437,53039,196
Israel1381:62,0127,838
Poland1011:376,32441,288
France831:800,27496,515
England621:898,67846,462
Canada581:635,26952,014
Australia391:692,19746,687
Belarus321:296,90833,328
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Austria181:473,08046,251
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Wales121:257,87814,969
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Latvia101:205,00522,061
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Zagórski (8,440) are calculated separately.

Zagorski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller behind, or beyond, the hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Zagorski Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zagorski Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Zagorski (Russian: Загорски) is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as: Zagórski. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zagorski? popularity and diffusion

Zagorski is the 137,827th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,243,012 people. The surname Zagorski occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Zagorski reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,051 people, or 1 in 176,723. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 19 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and New York, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Zagorski occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 10 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Zagorski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Zagorski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Zagorski last name expanded 205,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zagorski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zagorski last name are 1.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zagorski earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.43% more than the national average, earning $47,650 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $52,193 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zagorski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zagorski in the Russian language
Загорскиzagorski-

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