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

Lazarov, 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 Lazarov surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lazarov in America

Lazarov is the 75799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lazarov surname appeared 254 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 Lazarov.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lazarov 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 Lazarov

The surname Lazarov originated in the Balkans, specifically in what is now Bulgaria and parts of North Macedonia. It emerged in the late 14th century as a patronymic name, derived from the personal name Lazar, which itself comes from the Biblical name Lazarus. The name Lazarus is of Hebrew origin, meaning "God has helped."

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Lazarov can be found in medieval church records and tax registers from villages in the regions of Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo, and Sofia. The name was particularly prevalent among families of the Bulgarian Orthodox faith.

In the 15th century, a notable bearer of the name was Georgi Lazarov, a merchant and landowner from the town of Gabrovo, who was involved in the local textile trade. Around the same time, the Lazarov family of Tarnovo was known for their contributions to the arts, with several members being skilled iconographers and fresco painters.

During the Ottoman rule of the Balkans, the Lazarov surname appeared in various Turkish records and census documents, often spelled in its alternative form, Lazaroff. One such record from the late 16th century mentions a certain Stefan Lazarov, a farmer from the village of Koprivshtitsa, who was involved in a land dispute.

In the 19th century, as the Bulgarian National Revival movement gained momentum, several notable figures with the Lazarov surname emerged. These included Nikola Lazarov (1825-1890), a teacher and writer who authored several textbooks and works of fiction, and Petko Lazarov (1838-1915), a revolutionary and participant in the April Uprising of 1876 against Ottoman rule.

Another significant bearer of the name was Ivan Lazarov (1889-1952), a Bulgarian politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 1936 to 1939. He was instrumental in navigating the country's position during the turbulent years leading up to and during World War II.

As the Lazarov surname spread beyond the Balkans, it also found its way into other parts of Eastern Europe and Russia. One notable example is Mikhail Lazarov (1888-1937), a Russian military commander who fought in the Russian Civil War and later became a victim of Stalin's Great Purge.

While the surname Lazarov is still most commonly found in Bulgaria and North Macedonia, it has also been carried by individuals of note in other parts of the world, particularly among the Bulgarian diaspora communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lazarov

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

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

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