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

Inbar, 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 Inbar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Inbar in America

Inbar is the 159712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Inbar surname appeared 101 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 Inbar.

The history of the last name Inbar

The surname INBAR is believed to have originated in Israel, where it is considered to be a Hebrew language name. The earliest known records of the surname date back to the late 19th century in the region that was then known as Palestine.

INBAR is thought to be derived from the Hebrew word "inbar," which means "straw" or "hay." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked with straw or hay, such as a farmer or a thatcher.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname INBAR can be found in the 1887 census records of the city of Jerusalem, where a family by the name of INBAR was listed as residing in the Old City. However, it is possible that the name existed in other parts of the region even earlier.

During the early 20th century, the surname INBAR began to appear in various official records and documents across the Middle East. In 1923, a man named Yitzhak INBAR was born in Jerusalem, and he went on to become a prominent Israeli author and literary critic.

Another notable individual with the surname INBAR was David INBAR, an Israeli soldier who fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He was born in 1924 in what was then known as Mandatory Palestine.

In the 1950s, a woman named Rivka INBAR gained recognition as a skilled ceramicist and potter in Israel. Her works were widely exhibited and are now considered part of the country's cultural heritage.

In more recent times, the name INBAR has been carried by individuals such as Moshe INBAR, an Israeli historian and professor at the University of Haifa, who was born in 1945 and has written extensively on the history of the Middle East.

One of the most famous contemporary figures with the surname INBAR is the Israeli actress and model Inbar Lavi, who was born in 1986 and has appeared in numerous television shows and movies both in Israel and internationally.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Inbar

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

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

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