Zayats (, , , meaning "hare") is a gender-neutral East Slavic surname. Notable people with the surname include
Anatoly Zayats (born 1963), Ukrainian-British experimental physicist Elena Zaiatz or Zayats (born 1969), Belarusian-Russian chess player Mikhail Zayats (born 1981), Russian mixed martial artist Yaroslav Zayats (born 1960), Soviet and Ukrainian footballer Vadym Zayats (born 1974), Ukrainian footballer Igor Zayats (born 1999), Belarusian footballer
See also
Zayat (surname)