Explore the Family Name Zamor

The meaning of Zamor

1. West Indian (mainly Haiti): from the personal name Zamor, borne by a character in the play Zamor et Almanzine (1755), written by the French writer Madeleine De Puisieux. 2. Polish: unexplained. This surname is very rare in Poland.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Zamor" saw a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 36,093 in popularity, but by 2010 it had jumped to 29,198, an increase of 19.1%. Likewise, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 38.16% from 587 in 2000 to 811 in 2010. In terms of proportion per 100k people, there was also an increase of 22.73%, moving from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,093	#29,198	19.1%
Count	587	811	38.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.27	22.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zamor

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there were changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Zamor" between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black with this surname rose by 16.19%, from 73.76% to 85.70%. On the other hand, those identifying as White decreased by 40.57%, from 9.54% to 5.67%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic also slightly fell from 6.81% to 6.29%. Interestingly, the number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or as American Indian/Alaskan Native remained at zero, while individuals who identified with two or more races dropped drastically by 81.54%, from 9.37% to 1.73%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	73.76%	85.7%	16.19%
Hispanic	6.81%	6.29%	-7.64%
White	9.54%	5.67%	-40.57%
Two or More Races	9.37%	1.73%	-81.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.62%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%