How common is the surname Pekar?

1,108 people in the United States had the surname Pekar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 278,651 Americans. It ranked 23,065th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pekar?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Pekar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pekar?

Harvey Pekar, American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality (1939-2010).

Where is the surname Pekar most common?

Wikidata records people named Pekar in the United States.

Is the surname Pekar getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,168 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,108 in 2010, down 5.1%.

The surname Pekar

An occupational surname, carried by 1,108 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pekar is more common than 85.8% of them.

Origin

From Czech pekař (“baker”).

Pekar is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,108 people named Pekar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 278,651 Americans. That is down 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,168.

#23,065

rank among US surnames

1,108

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-5.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,982)

Who is named Pekar

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

95% of people named Pekar identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pekars

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harvey Pekar
American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality (1939-2010)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pekar

Puskar

Pekar has the Soundex code P260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P260.

Questions

Where does the surname Pekar come from?: From Czech pekař (“baker”).
How common is the surname Pekar?: 1,108 people in the United States had the surname Pekar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 278,651 Americans. It ranked 23,065th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pekar?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Pekar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pekar?: Harvey Pekar, American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality (1939-2010).
Where is the surname Pekar most common?: Wikidata records people named Pekar in the United States.
What type of surname is Pekar?: Pekar is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Pekar getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,168 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,108 in 2010, down 5.1%.