Zar Family History
Zar Name Meaning
Iranian Pakistani and Afghanistani: from the personal name Zar meaning ‘gold wealth’ in Persian or perhaps directly from Persian zar ‘gold wealth’ applied as a nickname or used as an ornamental name. Jewish (Israeli): from Hebrew zar ‘foreign’ a Hebraicized form of some original Ashkenazic surname. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from the village of Zhary (now in Lithuania).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022