Show ContentsZaytsev History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Zaytsev is a patronymic formed from the name Zayats, which means "hare."

Early Origins of the Zaytsev family

The surname Zaytsev was first found in Russia, where many of the Zaitsov family served the Russian Royal family in positions of nobility.

Early History of the Zaytsev family

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Zaytsev Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zatsev, Zaitsov, Zaitzov, Zaisov, Zaizov, Zaytsev and many more.

Early Notables of the Zaytsev family

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Zaytsev Ranking

In Russia, the name Zaytsev is the 55th most popular surname with an estimated 144,972 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Zaytsev family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Peter Zaitz, a Palatine, who came from Germany to London, England in 1709; J. Antonia Zaiz, who arrived at the port of Philadelphia in 1817; Gottlieb Zaiser, his wife Christ Zaiser, and Jacob Zaiser, who all arrived in America via Hamburg, aboard the ".


Contemporary Notables of the name Zaytsev (post 1700) +

  • Anatoly Aleksandrovich Zaytsev (1940-2022), Russian politician, Minister of Railways from 1996 to 1997


  1. "Most Common Last Names in Russia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/russia/surnames


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