Zayas
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from the Spanish habitational surname Zayas, which is from Basque zai (“watchman, guard”).
Proper noun edit
Zayas (plural Zayases)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zayas is the 4414th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8045 individuals. Zayas is most common among Hispanic/Latino (89.77%) individuals.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Zayas
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zayas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.