The Zack surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,141 people carried this name — #7,983 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,913 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 82 people named Zack 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

Buenos Aires Province 42
Chaco 27
City of Buenos Aires 13

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Zack in American newspapers,
1907–1919.

Newspaper page from Franklin's Paper The Statesman carrying the name Zack
Franklin's Paper The Statesman 1907-09-27
Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Zack
The Washington Herald 1917-06-21
Newspaper page from Rockingham Post-dispatch carrying the name Zack
Rockingham Post-dispatch 1919-01-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,352 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Zack in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1980s.

158 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Zack. The most, 45, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 42
New South Wales 40
Queensland 33
South Australia 22
Western Australia 11
Tasmania 5
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Zack.

Who carried it

People named Zack,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Viktor Zack 1854–1939 · teacher
  • Franz Zack 1884–1945 · artist
  • Eugen Zack 1885–
  • Léon Zack 1892–1980 · poet
  • Léon Zack 1892–1980 · poet
  • Emilie Zack 1892–1942

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Zack,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States439 records

439 records of the Zack name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 152
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 90
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 85
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 59
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 33
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 20
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Albert J. Zack

    Born 1902 in Missouri. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks; salesperson. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1992, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Josef Zack

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Stuttgart from Bremen, aged 32; tanner. From Woerth, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Richard John Zack

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1939, died 1996; buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Silver Spring, Maryland.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 439 records for Zack in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands170 records

170 records of the Zack name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 102
  • Dutch population registers 58
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 10
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johan Hendrik Zack

    Married in 1822 in Rotterdam. Died 1842 in Rotterdam, aged 48.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gabrielle Lea Zack

    Born 1919 in Zeist. Married in 1940 in Zeist.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria Zack

    In the population register of Tiel; born in Veen.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Langstraat Heusden Altena (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 170 records for Zack in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany95 records

95 records of the Zack name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Otto Zack

    Born 1894; from Unternessa, Naumburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 95).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Zack

    From Meiningen. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 11 December 1918 (Fusilier Regiment No. 33).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Viktor Zack

    From Schwetz. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 August 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 95 records for Zack in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France10 records

10 records of the Zack name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Andre Robert Ernest Zack

    Born 1906 in Paris; died 1990 in Blanquefort (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maria Zack

    Born 1910 in Poland; died 1993 in Bias (Lot-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Vsevolod Zack

    Born 1929 in Romania; died 1990 in Maisons-Laffitte (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Zack in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Zack name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record David Nicholas Zack

    Buried in 1984 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 42.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Agnes Marie Zack

    Died 1950 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John William Zack

    Buried in 1979 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Zack in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Zack name in Australia Tasmanian Names Index
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Francis Zack

    Died 1950 in Launceston; inquest held in Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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