Explore the Family Name Zaro

The meaning of Zaro

1. Italian: probably a nickname of Greek origin (see 3 below). 2. Italian: possibly from a male form of the personal name Zara 1, or from a variant of the personal name Saro (see Sara). 3. American shortened form of Greek Zaros: descriptive nickname from zaros ‘cross-eyed, squinting’, or a nickname from zaros ‘barn owl’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Aldo, Claudio, Elvira, Gaetana, Guido, Guillermo, Margarita, Remo.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Zaro' has seen a slight decrease in rank from 39,824 in 2000 to 40,856 in 2010, marking a change of -2.59%. However, the actual count of individuals with the surname 'Zaro' increased by 2.89%, from 519 people in 2000 to 534 people in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also saw a minor decrease of -5.26% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,824	#40,856	-2.59%
Count	519	534	2.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zaro

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname 'Zaro' identified as White, though the percentage decreased slightly from 90.56% in 2000 to 86.52% in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 6.74% in 2000 to 12.73% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped from 2.12% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.56%	86.52%	-4.46%
Hispanic	6.74%	12.73%	88.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.12%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%