# Kolar (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kolar/  
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) | 4,413 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,532 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 69,963 people |
| Change since 2000 | +12% (3,950 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *kolařь (“wheelwright”), via various languages, including: * Czech Kolář, from kolář. * Slovak Kolár, from kolár. * Serbo-Croatian Kolar, from kolar. * Slovene Kolar, from kolar.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kolar 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% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Similar surnames

Koehler, Kohler, Koller, Kellar, Kollar, Koeller, Klar, Keller, Keeler, Kelleher, Kahler, Kaylor.

## 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.