Explore the Family Name Zadra

The meaning of Zadra

Italian: topographic name from the old Venetian dialect word zadro ‘theater’. The term has survived in the names of several Venetian streets and squares which once housed theaters. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Leno, Reno, Serafino.

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How common is the last name Zadra in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zadra saw a slight decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Zadra was ranked 66,878 in terms of surname prevalence in the United States and this ranking fell by approximately 5.63% to 70,645 in 2010. However, despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Zadra surname marginally increased from 276 in 2000 to 277 in 2010, which is an increase of 0.36%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Zadra surname per 100k population decreased by 10% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,878	#70,645	-5.63%
Count	276	277	0.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zadra

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Zadra surname identify as White. This demographic group experienced a slight increase from 96.74% in 2000 to 97.11% in 2010. There was a noted presence of the Hispanic ethnic identity among those with the Zadra surname in 2000 at 2.17%, but this was no longer evident in 2010. The census data did not record any individuals from the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities bearing the Zadra surname for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.74%	97.11%	0.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.17%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%