Zink surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Zink surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 8,525 people carried this name — #3,824 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,600 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 200 people named Zink.

21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 21
Bas-Rhin 71
Haut-Rhin 56
Paris 13
Moselle 13
Haute-Marne 12
Rhône 3
Vosges 2
Hauts-de-Seine 2

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

165 people named Zink live in Switzerland.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 45
Bern 31
Aargau 23
Lucerne 14
St. Gallen 9
Basel-Landschaft 8
Basel-Stadt 8
Thurgau 7

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

30 people named Zink have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 47 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 21
Warmian-Masurian 6
Lesser Poland 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

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