Mazar Family History

Mazar Surname Meaning

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic); Rusyn (from Slovakia; also Mazár); probably also an altered form of Ukrainian Mazyar: occupational name for a dealer in tar wheel grease or cart grease from Ukrainian mazyar.

Croatian (Mažar): ethnic name from a variant of Mađar ‘Hungarian’ (see Madar) or from a variant Slavicized form of the Hungarian cognate Magyar.

Slovak (Mažár and Mážár): from mažár, the old form of mažiar ‘mortar’ (a device in which things are ground up with a pestle), possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a spicer.

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

Similar surnames: Maza, Maziarz, Mazor, Madar, Lazar, Makar, Bazar, Mazer, Tatar, Haar

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You can see how Mazar families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mazar family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Mazar families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 5 Mazar families living in Missouri. This was about 36% of all the recorded Mazar's in USA. Missouri had the highest population of Mazar families in 1880.

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What did your Mazar ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mazar.

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There are 936 immigration records available for the last name Mazar. 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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There are 467 military records available for the last name Mazar. For the veterans among your Mazar ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Mazar lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Mazar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1975, and highest in 1976. The average life expectancy for Mazar in 1962 was 70, and 80 in 2004.

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Mazar Surname Meaning

Croatian (Mažar): ethnic name from a variant of Mađar ‘Hungarian’ (see Madar) or from a variant Slavicized form of the Hungarian cognate Magyar.

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

Where is the Mazar family from?

What did your Mazar ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mazar.

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.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Mazar family records will you find?

What is the average Mazar lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Mazar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1975, and highest in 1976. The average life expectancy for Mazar in 1962 was 70, and 80 in 2004.

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