Zuckerman Surname

56,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,008 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Zuckerman Surname Definition:

“Sugar Man” in German. Compare Sussman.

Zuckerman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2361:58,1246,888
Israel2,3441:3,651503
Canada1301:283,42826,469
France501:1,328,454133,611
England431:1,295,76958,667
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Zuckerman (16) may also be a first name.

Zuckerman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Sugar Man” in German. Compare Sussman.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) The robber; one who dealt in sugar.

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

(from an ancestor's occupation) Literally, “sugar man.” A confectioner or pastry maker.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Zuckerman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zuckerman occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Zuckerman click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zuckerman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 56,307th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,008 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Zuckerman are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.

The surname Zuckerman is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 6,236 people, or 1 in 58,124. In The United States Zuckerman is primarily found in: New York, where 25 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Zuckerman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zuckerman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Zuckerman last name rose 23,985 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Zuckerman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zuckerman surname are 40.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.9% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zuckerman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.49% less than the national average, earning R 124,788 per year; in United States they earn 30.85% more than the national average, earning $56,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 79.68% more than the national average, earning $89,270 CAD per year.

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