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    The surname Bachar

    A Hebrew place surname, carried by 561 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B260

    Bachar: #39,212 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Bachar #39,212, 561 people Bachar: #39,212 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Bachar #39,212, 561 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bachar is more common than 75.8% of them.

    Origin

    Hebrew origin

    Various origins: * Borrowed from Hebrew בֶּכֶר (békher), a Jewish Sephardic surname. * Borrowed from Polish Bachar, perhaps a nickname from bach (“child”) or bachorz (“belly”). * Americanized spelling of Slovene Bačar, a habitational surname from any of various places in Slovenia called Bača.

    Bachar is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 561 people named Bachar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 550,349 Americans. That is up 9.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 514.

    #39,212
    rank among US surnames
    561
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.1%
    change since 2000 (was #40,139)

    Who is named Bachar

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Bachar identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.2%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bachars

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Carmit Bachar
      American singer, born 1974
    • John Bachar
      American rock climber (1957-2009)
    • Dian Bachar
      American actor, born 1970

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bachar

    Bachar has the Soundex code B260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B260.

    Other Hebrew surnames

    All 51 Hebrew surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bachar come from?
    Various origins: * Borrowed from Hebrew בֶּכֶר (békher), a Jewish Sephardic surname. * Borrowed from Polish Bachar, perhaps a nickname from bach (“child”) or bachorz (“belly”). * Americanized spelling of Slovene Bačar, a habitational surname from any of various places in Slovenia called Bača.
    How common is the surname Bachar?
    561 people in the United States had the surname Bachar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 550,349 Americans. It ranked 39,212th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bachar?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Bachar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Bachar?
    Carmit Bachar, American singer, followed by John Bachar.
    Where is the surname Bachar most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bachar in the United States.
    What type of surname is Bachar?
    Bachar is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Bachar getting more or less common?
    More common. 514 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 561 in 2010, up 9.1%.