Find out how popular the last name Zucker is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Zucker.

Zucker, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Zucker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Zucker in America

Zucker is the 8626th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Zucker surname appeared 3,813 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Zucker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Zucker to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Zucker

The surname Zucker has its origins in Germany, where it first appeared in the late 16th century. The name is derived from the German word "Zucker," which means "sugar." This suggests that the name was likely given to someone who worked in the sugar trade or perhaps lived near a sugar refinery.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Zucker can be found in the town records of Cologne, Germany, from the year 1592. The entry lists a Johannes Zucker as a resident of the city. In the centuries that followed, the name began to spread throughout other regions of Germany and into neighboring countries.

In the 17th century, the Zucker name appears in various church records and legal documents across Germany. For example, a Johann Zucker is listed as a landowner in the village of Kirchheim, near Stuttgart, in 1634. Around the same time, a Magdalena Zucker is recorded as a resident of the city of Nuremberg in 1639.

As the name spread, it also underwent slight variations in spelling, such as Zuckermann and Zuckerle. These versions likely emerged as a way to distinguish different family branches or to reflect local dialect variations.

One notable individual with the Zucker surname was Johann Zucker (1760-1838), a German philosopher and professor at the University of Heidelberg. He was known for his work on ethics and moral philosophy. Another noteworthy figure was Friedrich Zucker (1881-1973), a German-born American engineer who played a crucial role in the development of early television technology.

Other individuals with the Zucker surname include Adolph Zucker (1856-1920), a prominent German-American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the I. Zucker & Co. sugar refinery in New York City, and David Zucker (born 1947), an American filmmaker known for directing comedies such as Airplane! and The Naked Gun series.

While the Zucker name has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly in countries with significant German immigration, such as the United States and Canada.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Zucker

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Zucker.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Zucker was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Zucker has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Zucker was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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