How common is the surname Paar?

731 people in the United States had the surname Paar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 422,361 Americans. It ranked 31,629th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Paar?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Paar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Paar?

Jack Paar, American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004).

Where is the surname Paar most common?

Wikidata records people named Paar in the United States.

Is the surname Paar getting more or less common?

More common. 709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 731 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Paar

A German surname, carried by 731 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Paar is more common than 80.5% of them.

Origin

German origin

* As a German surname, from Middle Low German pār (“house of a priest”), from Latin parochia (“parish”). * Also as a German surname, from the noun Paar (“pair, married couple”). This is also found in several Slavic countries, compare Par. * As a Hungarian surname Paár, variant of Pár, see Par.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 731 people named Paar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 422,361 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 709.

#31,629

rank among US surnames

731

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #30,970)

Who is named Paar

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

94% of people named Paar identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Paars

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Paar
American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Paar

Paar has the Soundex code P600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P600.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Paar come from?: * As a German surname, from Middle Low German pār (“house of a priest”), from Latin parochia (“parish”). * Also as a German surname, from the noun Paar (“pair, married couple”). This is also found in several Slavic countries, compare Par. * As a Hungarian surname Paár, variant of Pár, see Par.
How common is the surname Paar?: 731 people in the United States had the surname Paar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 422,361 Americans. It ranked 31,629th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Paar?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Paar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Paar?: Jack Paar, American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004).
Where is the surname Paar most common?: Wikidata records people named Paar in the United States.
Is the surname Paar getting more or less common?: More common. 709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 731 in 2010, up 3.1%.