Explore the Family Name Zukerman

The meaning of Zukerman

Jewish (Ashkenazic): literally ‘sugar man’, an occupational name for a dealer in sugar or a confectioner, a nickname for someone with a sweet tooth, or an artificial name (see Zucker). Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Arie, Asher, Itai, Yossef.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Zukerman saw a minor increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 61,376th in popularity and increased slightly to a rank of 61,297 by 2010. This represents a marginal change of 0.13%. Over this same period, the overall count of individuals with the Zukerman surname also grew from 306 to 328, an increase of 7.19%. Despite this growth, the proportion of individuals bearing the Zukerman name per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,376	#61,297	0.13%
Count	306	328	7.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zukerman

Regarding its ethnic identity distribution, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Zukerman surname is predominantly associated with individuals of White ethnicity. In 2000, 98.04% of individuals with this surname identified as White, but this proportion decreased slightly to 96.04% by 2010. The 2010 data also introduced a small percentage (1.52%) of individuals identifying as Hispanic, whereas previously there were none. No changes were observed in other ethnic categories, including Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which all remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.04%	96.04%	-2.04%
Hispanic	0%	1.52%	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%