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

Gosar, 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 Gosar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gosar in America

Gosar is the 146201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gosar surname appeared 113 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 Gosar.

The history of the last name Gosar

The surname GOSAR originated in Croatia during the late 14th century. It is derived from the Croatian word "gozd", meaning forest or woods. The name likely referred to someone who lived near or worked in a wooded area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the GOSAR surname can be found in a land registry from the village of Bribir, near the city of Zadar, dated 1382. The entry lists a "Petar Gosar" as the owner of a small plot of land.

By the 16th century, variations of the name such as Gossar, Gosari, and Gozari began appearing in records throughout the Dalmatian region of Croatia. These spellings reflect the influence of Italian and Venetian dialects in the area at the time.

In 1612, a manuscript from the Franciscan monastery on the island of Vis mentions a "Fra Ivan Gosar", a monk who served as the monastery's librarian and scribe.

The earliest known GOSAR to emigrate from Croatia was Marko Gosar, born in 1778 in the village of Smokvica on the island of Korčula. He settled in Trieste, Italy, in the early 1800s and established a successful shipping business.

Other notable individuals with the GOSAR surname include:

1. Stjepan Gosar (1875-1942), a Croatian lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Split from 1910 to 1918.

2. Josip Gosar (1893-1962), a Croatian architect who designed several prominent buildings in Zagreb, including the Croatian National Theatre.

3. Ivan Gosar (1904-1981), a Croatian painter and member of the Klović art colony, known for his landscapes and portraits.

4. Marija Gosar (1921-2011), a Croatian operatic soprano who performed leading roles with the Croatian National Opera in Zagreb.

5. Ante Gosar (1945-2022), a Croatian basketball player who represented Yugoslavia at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gosar

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

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 Gosar 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.

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 Gosar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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