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

Kollar, 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 Kollar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kollar in America

Kollar is the 10607th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kollar surname appeared 3,019 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kollar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kollar 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 Kollar

The surname Kollar originated in Hungary and Slovakia, deriving from the Slovak word "kolar," meaning a cartwright or wheelwright. It's believed to have first emerged in the 13th or 14th century as an occupational surname, referring to individuals who crafted and repaired wheels and carts.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a 15th-century document from the town of Trnava, in present-day Slovakia, which mentions a certain Matej Kollar. In the same century, a Ján Kollar is recorded as a prominent wheelwright in the village of Dolný Kubín, also in Slovakia.

The name has variations in spelling, such as Kollár, Kolář, and Kollár, reflecting its use across different regions and languages. For instance, the Polish spelling is Kolarz, while in Croatia, it's Kolar.

Notable individuals with the surname Kollar include Jan Kollar (1793-1852), a Slovak poet, archaeologist, and theologian considered a key figure in the Slovak national revival. Another famous bearer of the name was Frantisek Kollar (1718-1783), a Hungarian Jesuit scholar and bibliographer.

In the 16th century, a family of Kollars settled in the town of Banská Bystrica, in what is now central Slovakia. This family produced several prominent members, including Jozef Kollar (1730-1804), a renowned mathematician and astronomer.

Moving into the 17th century, a record from 1628 mentions a certain Ján Kollar as a respected craftsman in the town of Trenčín, in western Slovakia. Around the same time, a Michal Kollar is documented as a respected wheelwright in the Hungarian town of Eger.

As the surname spread across central and eastern Europe, it took on various forms, such as Koller in Germany and Austria, and Kolář in the Czech Republic. However, the origins of the name can be traced back to the Slovak and Hungarian regions, where it first emerged as an occupational surname for those skilled in the craft of wheelwrighting and cartmaking.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kollar

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

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

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