Zajac is a common Slavic name, meaning “hare”. Variants include Zajtich, Zaek, Zając, Zajec, Zajić, Zajíc, Zayak, Zayats, Zayets, Zients, Ziontz, Zionce, and Zajonc. A related Russian surname is Zaytsev. Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrzej Zając (born 1956), Polish Paralympian
- Bogdan Zając (born 1972), Polish football defender
- Bojan Zajić (born 1980), Serbian football player
- Darcy Zajac (born 1986), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Dolora Zajick (born 1952) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer who specializes in the Verdian repertoire.
- Elaine Zayak (born 1965), American figure skater
- Ihor S. Zajac, discoverer of Zajacite-(Ce), a rare radioactive fluoride mineral in Quebec
- Jack Zajac (born 1929), American artist
- Jan Zajíc (1950–1969), Czech student and political protester
- Jeffrey Zients (born 1966), an American business executive and government official
- Joanna Zając (born 1990), Polish snowboarder
- Józef Zając (1891–1963), Polish general and pilot
- Lesław Zając (born 1950), Polish runner
- Marcel Zajac (born 1998), Canadian soccer player
- Marcin Zając (born 1975), Polish football midfielder
- Marek Zając (born 1973), Polish football defender
- Oleksandr Zayets (1962–2007), Soviet/Ukrainian football player
- Richard Zajac (born 1976), Slovak football player
- Rudolf Zajac (born 1951), former Minister of Health of Slovakia
- Serhiy Zayets (born 1969), Ukrainian football player
- Stanisław Zając (1949–2010), Polish politician
- Tomáš Zajíc, Czech footballer
- Travis Zajac (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
- Vadym Zayats (born 1974), Ukrainian football player
- Velimir Zajec (born 1956), Croatian football player
- Zbyněk Zajíc (1376–1411), Czech nobleman
See also
- All pages with titles containing Zajac
- Zając, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
- Zaječar, city in eastern Serbia
- 10626 Zajíc, asteroid belt
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