Find out how popular the last name Gemar is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gemar.

Gemar, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gemar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gemar in America

Gemar is the 61899th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gemar surname appeared 324 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gemar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gemar to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gemar

The surname "GEMAR" is believed to have originated in the Czech Republic during the middle ages. It is thought to have derived from the Old Czech word "gemař," which referred to a person who made or sold gems or precious stones. The name was likely initially used as an occupational surname for a gemsmith or jeweler.

One of the earliest known records of the surname dates back to the 14th century in the town of Kutná Hora, which was a major center for silver mining and gem trading during that time. A manuscript from 1369 mentions a "Václav Gemař" among the list of local tradesmen.

By the 15th century, the name had spread to other regions of Bohemia, and variations in spelling began to emerge, such as "Gemaer," "Gemmaer," and "Gemmer." In 1492, a "Hans Gemmer" was listed as a resident of Prague in a city census.

The surname made its way to other parts of Europe in the following centuries, likely carried by immigrants and merchants. In the 16th century, a "Johann Gemar" was recorded as living in Saxony, Germany. A century later, a "Willem Gemar" was documented in the Netherlands.

One notable individual with the surname was Václav Gemar (1685-1743), a renowned Czech architect who designed several churches and palaces in the Baroque style, including the Church of St. Nicholas in Prague's Lesser Town.

Another person of historical significance was Maximilian Gemar (1805-1876), an Austrian politician and jurist who served as the Minister of Justice for the Habsburg Empire in the 1860s.

In the 19th century, a "Thomas Gemar" (1818-1892) was listed as a prominent businessman and landowner in the town of Žatec, in the northwestern region of Bohemia.

The name also spread to other parts of the world through immigration, with individuals like "Juan Gemar" (1902-1978), a Spanish-born writer and poet who settled in Argentina, and "William Gemar" (1920-1998), an American soldier who fought in World War II and later became a respected educator in California.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gemar

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gemar.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gemar was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gemar has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gemar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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