Zacarias
A Spanish and Portuguese surname ultimately based on the biblical name Zechariah, meaning “remembered by the Lord.”
The #6,088 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 54,810 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Zacarias is a surname taken from the given name Zacarias/Zacarías, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Zechariah. The underlying Hebrew name is usually explained as meaning “the Lord has remembered” or “rememberance of the Lord.” In many cases, the surname arose when a man was identified as the son of, or descended from, someone bearing that biblical name.
History
The name spread through Christian naming practice in Iberia and other Catholic regions, where biblical personal names often became hereditary surnames. It is also found in Italian as Zaccaria, reflecting the same biblical source. Modern bearers may descend from families that adopted the name independently in different places, so the surname does not point to one single origin line.
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Fun fact
The same Hebrew root behind Zacarias also appears in the English biblical name Zechariah.
From the historical record
“Eduardo Aliedo Eduardo Santander Zacarias Cuadra Rosalia Riquelme Rafael Sanchez O. Rebeca Cuadra Bríjida Parra Sinforiano Sanchez”
— Diccionario de los apellidos