Bahar Family History

Bahar Surname Meaning

Muslim (mainly Bangladesh): from a personal name based on Persian bahar ‘spring’ or a metonymic occupational name for a spicer from Arabic bahār ‘spice’. Turkish: from bahar ‘spice’ a loanword from Arabic applied as an ornamental name or as a metonymic occupational name for a spicer; or from bahar ‘spring’ a loanword from Persian (compare 1 above) applied as an ornamental name.

Slovenian: topographic name for someone who lived by a brook or stream a derivative of Middle High German bach or German Bach ‘stream’. Compare German Bacher.

Jewish (from the Ottoman Empire): variant of Behar.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bachar, Bahr, Baar, Bar, Bitar, Bazar, Basa, Rahal, Haar, Najar

2K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
102	Military Records
423	Immigration Records
628	Census and Voter Lists
182	Member Trees

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Where is the Bahar family from?

You can see how Bahar families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bahar family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Bahar families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 5 Bahar families living in Colorado. This was about 42% of all the recorded Bahar's in USA. Colorado had the highest population of Bahar families in 1880.

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What did your Bahar ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Bahar.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

72%

Labor

15%

Miner

15%

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Census Record

There are 628 census records available for the last name Bahar. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bahar census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 423 immigration records available for the last name Bahar. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 102 military records available for the last name Bahar. For the veterans among your Bahar ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bahar lifespan?

Between 1969 and 2004, in the United States, Bahar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1997, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Bahar in 1969 was 76, and 69 in 2004.

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Bahar Surname Meaning

Slovenian: topographic name for someone who lived by a brook or stream a derivative of Middle High German bach or German Bach ‘stream’. Compare German Bacher.

Jewish (from the Ottoman Empire): variant of Behar.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Bahar family from?

What did your Bahar ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer was the top reported job for people in the USA named Bahar.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

72%

Labor

15%

Miner

15%

What Bahar family records will you find?

What is the average Bahar lifespan?

Between 1969 and 2004, in the United States, Bahar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1997, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Bahar in 1969 was 76, and 69 in 2004.

Bahar Family History

Bahar Surname Meaning

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Bahar Surname Meaning

3,000 record(s) for Bahar

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Where is the Bahar family from?

What did your Bahar ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

What Bahar family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Bahar lifespan?

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