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

Komar, 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 Komar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Komar in America

Komar is the 16900th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Komar surname appeared 1,685 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 Komar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Komar 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 Komar

The surname KOMAR is of Slavic origin, with its roots traceable to the region now known as Poland and parts of modern-day Ukraine. The name is believed to have emerged sometime during the Middle Ages, derived from the Slavic word "komar," meaning "mosquito" or "gnat."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the KOMAR surname can be found in the Akty Grodzkie i Ziemskie, a collection of official records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth dating back to the 15th century. These records document individuals bearing the KOMAR name in various administrative and legal contexts.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the KOMAR surname gained prominence in the regions of Volhynia and Podolia, which were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time. Notable individuals from this period include Jan KOMAR (c. 1560-1630), a prominent landowner and military commander who fought in the Polish-Muscovite War.

As the centuries progressed, the KOMAR surname spread across Eastern and Central Europe, with bearers of the name settling in areas such as modern-day Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. One noteworthy figure was Mikhail KOMAR (1783-1853), a Russian artist renowned for his landscape paintings and portraiture.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the KOMAR surname found its way to the United States and other parts of the world through immigration. One such individual was Vitold KOMAR (1885-1962), a Polish-American engineer and inventor who held numerous patents in the field of aviation technology.

Another significant figure was Meir KOMAR (1904-1984), an Israeli politician and one of the signatories of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. He served as a member of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) and held various ministerial positions throughout his career.

Other notable individuals with the KOMAR surname include Valery KOMAR (1936-2010), a Ukrainian-American artist known for his contributions to the Conceptual Art movement, and Stanislav KOMAR (born 1964), a Russian-American artist and filmmaker who collaborated with his partner, Vitaly Komar, on numerous artistic projects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Komar

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

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

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