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Zink

in the US

There are 7,666 people with the last name "Zink" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Zink 3,615
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  1. is 3,611th most common Maria
  2. is 3,612th most common Barnhill
  3. is 3,613th most common Gilbertson
  4. is 3,614th most common Dugger
  5. is 3,615th most common Zink
  6. is 3,616th most common Headley
  7. is 3,617th most common Adame
  8. is 3,618th most common Quarles
  9. is 3,619th most common Southard

Similar Names and Nicknames

Zinke, Zemke, Zenk, Zinck, Zank, Zanca, Zunk, Zinkand, Zinkgraf, Zinkel

Most Common First Names for Zink

Robert, John, David, Michael, James, William, Mary, Richard, Thomas, Charles

Meaning & History

German:

  • 1. from Middle High German zinke ‘peak’, acquired either as a topographic name by someone who lived on or near a crag or on a pointed piece of land or as a nickname for a man with a singularly pointed nose. Compare modern German slang Zinken ‘hooter’. The same word was used to denote the cornet, although the semantic development is not clear, and the surname may sometimes have been metonymic for a player of this instrument. It was not until the 16th century that the metal zinc was discovered and named (apparently from its jagged appearance in the furnace), so this is unlikely to be the origin of the surname.
  • 2. from Jacinctus, which derives from Hyacinthus, a saint's name. Compare Spanish Jacinto, Italian Giacinto.

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