The Zucker surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,813 people carried this name — #8,626 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 77,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (3,818).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Zucker surname

From Middle High German zucker, from Old High German zuckar, from early Italian zucchero, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “grit, gravel; ground or candied sugar”).

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

46 people named Zucker live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 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

Zurich 31
Aargau 6
Basel-Stadt 5
Vaud 4

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 28 people named Zucker.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Paris 6
Loire 5
Bouches-du-Rhône 2
Bas-Rhin 2
Haute-Vienne 1
Yvelines 1
Haut-Rhin 1
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1

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

In print

Zucker in American newspapers,
1921–1922.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Zucker
Great Falls Tribune 1922-01-24
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Zucker
Great Falls Tribune 1922-01-10
Newspaper page from Okolona Messenger carrying the name Zucker
Okolona Messenger 1921-06-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 77,375 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Zucker in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

1,547 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Zucker. The most, 485, 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 New South Wales, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 869
Victoria 463
South Australia 173
Tasmania 13
ACT (Canberra) 10
Queensland 10
Western Australia 8

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

Who carried it

People named Zucker,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Máximo Zucker d. 1970 · photographer
  • Leonore Zucker d. 1796
  • Alexander Zucker d. 1945
  • Johann Christoph Zucker 1756–1814
  • Eleonore Zucker 1768–1796 · actor
  • Johann Heinrich Zucker 1778–1848 · ophthalmologist

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Zucker,
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 States1,619 records

1,619 records of the Zucker name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 870
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 264
  • Other U.S. records 485
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Richard P. Zucker

    Born 1911 in Missouri. Enlisted 1944 at Jefferson Barracks; manager from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, 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 Henie Zucker

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Graf Waldersee from Cuxhaven, aged 19; dressmaker. From Krystynopol, Austria; bound for New York.

    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 Louis Claude Zucker

    Born 1934; from Ottawa, Illinois. U.S. Air Force; killed in action 1968 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 1,619 records for Zucker in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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).

Germany147 records

147 records of the Zucker name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 135
  • German emigration and citizenship files 11
  • German applications to settle and marry 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Gustav Zucker

    From Hamburg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 3 November 1914; then listed as returned from captivity in the German casualty list of 8 April 1916; then reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 September 1916 (Fusilier Regiment No. 86).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Gustav Adolf Zucker

    Left Lahr for America in 1883.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Albert Zucker

    Came to Vorder Lindau as an immigrant in 1823.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Landshut (CC0)

Showing 3 of 147 records for Zucker in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia58 records

58 records of the Zucker name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 43
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 9
  • Other Australian records 6
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eleonore Zucker

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Wilhelmsburg, aged 3; Prussian.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record William S. Zucker

    NSW railway employee; served in the First World War with the 13th Battalion.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Claude Albert Zucker

    Spray painter of Tooronga, Victoria; died 1979.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 58 records for Zucker in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands45 records

45 records of the Zucker name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 34
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 9
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Franz Zucker

    Married in 1922 in Amsterdam; office clerk.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Harmina Jans Zücker

    Died 1846 in Nijeveen; born in Dinxterveen.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Samuel Zücker

    In the population register of Niederpleis Duitsland; merchant, born in Cravonie Oostenrijk.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 45 records for Zucker 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France13 records

13 records of the Zucker 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 Ottilie Zucker

    Born 1906 in Austria; died 1999 in Paris.

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

    Born 1916 in Saint-Paul-en-Jarez (Loire); died 1973 in Dinsheim (Bas-Rhin).

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

    Born 1915 in Germany; died 1991 in Talant (Côte-d'Or).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Zucker 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).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Zucker name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Bernard Zucker

    Died 1970, aged 70; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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