Explore the Family Name Zollicoffer

The meaning of Zollicoffer

Americanized form of Swiss German Zollikofer, a habitational name for someone from a place called Zollikofen, in Bern canton. History: Jacob Christoph Zollicoffer came to the US from Switzerland in the early 18th century; he was one of the leading figures associated with the settlement of New Bern, NC.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zollicoffer has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 36,761st and by 2010, it had moved up to 36,154th place, marking a change of 1.65%. The count also increased during this decade, moving from 573 people with this surname to 620, indicating an 8.2% growth. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 remained constant at 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,761	#36,154	1.65%
Count	573	620	8.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.21	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zollicoffer

Turning to ethnicity as per the Decennial U.S. Census, the largest group of individuals with the Zollicoffer surname identified as Black, accounting for 83.42% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 81.45% in 2010. The second largest group identified as White, with a slight increase from 13.26% in 2000 to 13.39% in 2010. The Hispanic representation nearly doubled from 1.4% in 2000 to 2.58% in 2010. Additionally, those identifying as Two or more races rose from 1.75% to 2.58%, marking a 47.43% increase. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	83.42%	81.45%	-2.36%
White	13.26%	13.39%	0.98%
Two or More Races	1.75%	2.58%	47.43%
Hispanic	1.4%	2.58%	84.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%