Explore the Family Name Zagata

The meaning of Zagata

Polish: metonymic occupational name for someone who plastered external walls to protect them for winter, from zagata ‘protective coating (somewhat similar to whitewash)’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Danuta, Feliks, Malgorzata, Stanislaw, Stanislaw, Wladyslaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zagata experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Zagata was ranked 49,563 in terms of popularity but dropped to 69,392 in 2010, marking a significant decline of approximately 40%. This drop is also reflected in the count, which fell from 398 individuals with the Zagata surname in 2000 to 283 in 2010, indicating a decrease of around 29%. The proportion per 100,000 also saw a fall from 0.15 to 0.1 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,563	#69,392	-40.01%
Count	398	283	-28.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.1	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zagata

In reference to the ethnicity associated with the Zagata surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows very little change between 2000 and 2010. The vast majority of individuals with the Zagata surname identified as White, accounting for 96.73% in 2000 and 96.47% in 2010, demonstrating a minor decrease of 0.27%. The only other recorded ethnic identity was those who identified with two or more races, which slightly increased from 1.76% in 2000 to 1.77% in 2010. There were no reported instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.73%	96.47%	-0.27%
Two or More Races	1.76%	1.77%	0.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%