Explore the Family Name Zatarain

The meaning of Zatarain

Basque: unexplained. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Ernesto, Cesar, Emilia, Juan, Roberto, Alicia, Andres, Aurelio, Eduardo, Evelia, Everardo.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Zatarain has risen in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 27,207th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 22,201st position, marking an increase of 18.4%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also increased significantly during this time, growing from 836 to 1,162, a substantial 39% change. The proportion per 100k people similarly showed an upward trend, rising from 0.31 to 0.39.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,207	#22,201	18.4%
Count	836	1,162	39%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.39	25.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zatarain

The ethnicity associated with the surname Zatarain, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic ethnic identity maintained the majority, accounting for 85.41% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 87.18% in 2010. Those identifying as White decreased from 13.16% to 10.76%, while the Asian/Pacific Islander category appeared in 2010, making up 1.55% of the Zatarains. However, no individuals with this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. It should be noted that the preexisting percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races disappeared in 2010, likely due to the suppression of data for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	85.41%	87.18%	2.07%
White	13.16%	10.76%	-18.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.55%	0%
Two or More Races	0.72%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%