# Lazar (surname)

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

A British surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,093 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,689 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 50,672 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.3% (6,017 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Laser, Lazer |

## Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from lazare (“leper”), from Old French lazare, from Latin lazarus, from Lazarus (name of a biblical figure), from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος (Lázaros), from Hebrew אלעזר (ʼElʻāzār).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lazar 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lazar in the United States and Hungary.

## People named Lazar

- Bob Lazar, American businessman and ufologist
- Pál Lázár, association football player
- Aaron Lazar, American actor and entrepreneur
- Andrew Lazar, American film producer

## Similar surnames

Lazaro, Lazzaro, Lazzara, Lucero, Leger, Lussier, Luker, Lasher, Leasure, Lesher, Lesser, Lacour.

## 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.