Explore the Family Name Zone

The meaning of Zone

1. Italian: from a pet form of a personal name ending in -zone, such as Azzone (an augmentative form of Azzo; see Azzolino) or Vincenzone (an augmentative form of Vincenzo). 2. Probably also an Americanized form of Italian Zona.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Zone' has experienced a slight increase between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 72,717th in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had improved its ranking to 71,886th. This represents approximately a 1.14 percent improvement in its rank. The actual count of people bearing the surname also rose from 249 to 271, marking an 8.84 percent growth within this decade. However, the proportion of 'Zone' per 100k people remained constant at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,717	#71,886	1.14%
Count	249	271	8.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zone

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Zone' has also seen changes between 2000 and 2010, based on Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (65.31% in 2010, down from 71.08% in 2000), there were noticeable increases in other ethnic identities. For instance, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 3.21% to 4.06%, and those claiming two or more races increased from 2.41% to 3.32%. There were also modest gains in the Hispanic and Black communities, with the percentages growing from 4.02% to 4.80% and 19.28% to 22.51%, respectively. However, no change was reported among American Indian and Alaskan Native identifiers.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.08%	65.31%	-8.12%
Black	19.28%	22.51%	16.75%
Hispanic	4.02%	4.8%	19.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.21%	4.06%	26.48%
Two or More Races	2.41%	3.32%	37.76%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%