The Zacharias surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,805 people carried this name — #8,641 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 77,500 people counted. That is up 10% from 3,469 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Zacharias.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
54 people named Zacharias live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
46 people named Zacharias have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 75 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 24 people named Zacharias live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
61 people named Zacharias is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Zacharias in American newspapers,
1894–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,514 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Zacharias,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marie Zacharias 1828–1907 · draftsperson -
Otto Zacharias 1846–1916 · zoologist -
Eduard Zacharias 1852–1911 · university teacher -
Johann Zacharias d. 1557 · physician
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Ferdinand Ludwig Zacharias d. 1831
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Johann Andreas Daniel Zacharias 1724–1796
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Zacharias.
- Yvon 211 · U.S. census
- Zabala 4,348 · U.S. census
- Zabel 3,717 · U.S. census
- Zaborowski 1,393 · U.S. census
- Zaccaria 821 · U.S. census
- Zaccaro 473 · U.S. census
- Zacharie 205 · U.S. census
- Zachary 6,724 · U.S. census
- Zacher 1,579 · U.S. census
- Zaepfel 186 · U.S. census
- Zafra 940 · U.S. census
- Zagar 803 · U.S. census
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