Explore the Family Name Zamarron

The meaning of Zamarron

Spanish (Zamarrón): 1. habitational name from a place called Zamarrón in Granada. 2. nickname from an augmentative of zamarra ‘fur or fleece jacket’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Jesus, Jose, Javier, Angel, Carlos, Fernando, Josue, Leticia, Manuel, Maria Elena, Mario.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Zamarron has significantly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 14,737th most popular surname but improved to the 11,946th spot by 2010, representing a rank change of approximately 18.94%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,848 in 2000 to 2,617 in 2010, marking a growth of 41.61%. The proportion per 100,000 people also grew by 28.99% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,737	#11,946	18.94%
Count	1,848	2,617	41.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.89	28.99%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zamarron

The ethnic identity associated with the Zamarron surname, as provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, has remained fairly consistent but shown slight changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those with the Zamarron last name identify as Hispanic, increasing marginally from 92.80% in 2000 to 93.31% in 2010. White identified individuals decreased slightly from 6.33% to 5.62%. Those identifying as two or more races saw an increase from 0.27% to 0.42% while American Indian and Alaskan Natives grew from 0.27% to 0.34%. No data was reported for Asian/Pacific Islanders or Blacks during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.8%	93.31%	0.55%
White	6.33%	5.62%	-11.22%
Two or More Races	0.27%	0.42%	55.56%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.27%	0.34%	25.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%