Zayas

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from the Spanish habitational surname Zayas, which is from Basque zai (“watchman, guard”).

Proper noun

Zayas (plural Zayases)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Zayas is the 4414^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8045 individuals. Zayas is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.77%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Zayas

1. plural of Zaya

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zayas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.