How common is the surname Lazar?

6,093 people in the United States had the surname Lazar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,672 Americans. It ranked 5,689th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lazar?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lazar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lazar?

Bob Lazar, American businessman and ufologist, followed by Pál Lázár.

Where is the surname Lazar most common?

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

Is the surname Lazar getting more or less common?

More common. 6,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,093 in 2010, up 1.3%.

Is Lazar also a first name?

Yes. Lazar is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Lazar

A French surname, carried by 6,093 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L260 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lazar is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

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).

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,093 people named Lazar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,672 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,017.

#5,689

rank among US surnames

6,093

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,329)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,680	Lamm	6,105	50,573
#5,681	Gosselin	6,104	50,581
#5,683	Aguila	6,103	50,589
#5,684	Radtke	6,099	50,622
#5,685	Strobel	6,097	50,639
#5,686	Deweese	6,095	50,656
#5,688	Renaud	6,094	50,664

Who is named Lazar

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

93% of people named Lazar identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lazars

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob Lazar
American businessman and ufologist, born 1959
Pál Lázár
Association football player, born 1988
Aaron Lazar
American actor and entrepreneur, born 1976
Andrew Lazar
American film producer, born 1966

Notable Lazars come mostly from the United States (3) and Hungary (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Laser
Lazer

Surnames that sound like Lazar

Lazar has the Soundex code L260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L260.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lazar come from?: 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).
How common is the surname Lazar?: 6,093 people in the United States had the surname Lazar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,672 Americans. It ranked 5,689th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lazar?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lazar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lazar?: Bob Lazar, American businessman and ufologist, followed by Pál Lázár.
Where is the surname Lazar most common?: Wikidata records people named Lazar in the United States and Hungary.
Is the surname Lazar getting more or less common?: More common. 6,017 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,093 in 2010, up 1.3%.
What are other spellings of Lazar?: Laser and Lazer.
Is Lazar also a first name?: Yes. Lazar is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.