# Klar (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/klar/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,641 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,258 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 188,145 people |
| Change since 2000 | +40% (1,175 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As a German and Jewish surname, from klar (“pure, clear”). Also from Klara, German variant of Clara. * Also as a German surname, from a derivative of Latin Hilarius (English Hillary).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Klar in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Similar surnames

Kahler, Kaylor, Kellar, Kolar, Kollar, Kaler, Kalra, Keller, Koehler, Kohler, Keeler, Kelleher.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.