Explore the Family Name Zanders

The meaning of Zanders

North German: variant of Sanders.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zanders has grown in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved up from 15,350 in 2000 to 14,591 in 2010, a change of approximately 4.94%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname increased by around 16.11% during the same time period, going from 1,757 to 2,040. The proportion per 100,000 people also slightly increased from 0.65 to 0.69, marking a 6.15% change.

20002010Change
Rank#15,350#14,5914.94%
Count1,7572,04016.11%
Proportion per 100k0.650.696.15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zanders

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the name Zanders, again referring to the Decennial U.S. Census data, a few changes were observed between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased slightly from 74.62% to 72.4%, there was an uptick in those identifying with two or more races, which rose from 1.82% to 3.24%. There was also an increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, moving from 1.88% to 2.75%. The percentage of individuals identified as White remained relatively constant at around 21%. Notably, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities appeared in the 2010 data, even though they were listed as zero in 2000.

20002010Change
Black74.62%72.4%-2.98%
White21%20.93%-0.33%
Two or More Races1.82%3.24%78.02%
Hispanic1.88%2.75%46.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0.39%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0.29%0%