Explore the Family Name Zorman

The meaning of Zorman

1. Slovenian and Croatian: from an old vernacular form, formed with the suffix -man ‘man’ of German origin, of the old personal name or nickname Zor ‘born at dawn’ or perhaps of the related South Slavic personal name Zorislav (see Zoric 1). 2. Jewish (from Poland): variant of Zauerman, the Polish-influenced form of Sauermann ‘sour man’ (see Sauerman 1), one of surnames assigned at random by Austrian clerks.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zorman saw a decline in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 93,841 in popularity with a count of 181 individuals carrying that surname, or a proportion of 0.07 per 100,000 people. By 2010, however, the rank had dropped to 113,155, and the count had decreased to 155 individuals, which equates to a proportion of 0.05 per 100,000 people. This signifies a change of -20.58 in rank and -14.36 in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#93,841	#113,155	-20.58%
Count	181	155	-14.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.05	-28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zorman

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Zorman, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that in both 2000 and 2010, there was no recorded percentage for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The highest ethnicity representation came from White individuals, accounting for 96.69% in 2000, though this dropped to 92.26% by 2010. Additionally, there was a notable increase in Hispanic representation, which rose from 0% in 2000 to 7.74% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.69%	92.26%	-4.58%
Hispanic	0%	7.74%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%