The Zambrano surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,092 people carried this name — #2,117 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,300 people counted. That is up 37% from 12,471 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Zambrano surname

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

From Spanish, of Basque origin. Usually a common surname in Ecuador.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Zambrano» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 9,035 people named Zambrano 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 1,721
Salta 1,677
Jujuy 1,454
City of Buenos Aires 1,346
Córdoba 624
Mendoza 407
Río Negro 372
Neuquén 268

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

247 people named Zambrano live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 114
Zurich 30
Geneva 29
Fribourg 19
Basel-Stadt 11
Bern 9
Solothurn 7
Basel-Landschaft 7

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 32 people named Zambrano.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Hérault.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Hérault 10
Saône-et-Loire 3
Ille-et-Vilaine 2
Seine-Saint-Denis 2
Aude 1
Gironde 1
Paris 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Zambrano in American newspapers,
1893–1919.

Newspaper page from New-York Tribune carrying the name Zambrano
New-York Tribune 1893-05-16
Newspaper page from Durant Weekly News carrying the name Zambrano
Durant Weekly News 1905-04-21
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Zambrano
El Tucsonense 1919-09-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,319 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Zambrano,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Blas Zambrano
    Blas Zambrano 1874–1938 · teacher
  • Luis Zambrano
    Luis Zambrano 1901–1990 · inventor
  • Esperanza Zambrano
    Esperanza Zambrano 1901–1992 · writer
  • María Zambrano
    María Zambrano 1904–1991 · writer
  • Lorenzo Zambrano
    Lorenzo Zambrano 1944–2014 · businessperson

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Luis Zambrano: César Omaña, CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/); Esperanza Zambrano: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); Lorenzo Zambrano: CEMEX Photo Library, CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 143 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Zambrano,
in the records of 2 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 States254 records

254 records of the Zambrano name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 151
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 32
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 29
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 23
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 16
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Antonio Zambrano

    Born 1911 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Los Angeles, California; farmer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    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 Filomena Zambrano

    Arrived at New York in 1903 aboard the Lahn from Genoa and Naples, aged 20; farmer. From Roccapiemonte, Salerno, Italy; bound for Buffalo.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Bernard Anthony Zambrano

    Born 1946; from New Haven, Connecticut. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 254 records for Zambrano in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (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 · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

France5 records

5 records of the Zambrano 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 Pierre Mathieu Zambrano

    Born 1907 in Sète; died 1995 in Sète (Hérault).

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

    Born 1926 in Sète; died 1991 in Sète (Hérault).

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

    Born 1899 in Sète; died 1983 in Sète (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Zambrano 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).

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