Explore the Family Name Cisar

The meaning of Cisar

Czech (Císař); Slovak (Cisár, Císar, and Čisár): from Czech císař, Slovak cisár ‘emperor’ (ultimately from Latin Caesar), probably used as a nickname for someone with an imperious manner or for someone who had played the part of an emperor in a pageant or play.

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How common is the last name Cisar in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cisar has seen a decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 39,560th most common surname, dropping to 47,791st in 2010. This marks an approximate 21% decrease in popularity. The count of individuals with this surname also dropped by around 15%, from 523 in 2000 to 443 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Cisar per 100,000 has also decreased by about 21%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,560	#47,791	-20.81%
Count	523	443	-15.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.15	-21.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cisar

The Decennial U.S. Census data also offers insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Cisar. A majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, although there was a small decrease from 98.47% in 2000 to 94.58% in 2010. The presence of Hispanic ethnicity within those carrying the Cisar surname saw a significant increase, rising from 1.34% in 2000 to 3.61% in 2010, a change of approximately 169%. There was also a new appearance of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity at 1.13% in 2010 which was not present in the 2000 data. Both Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities were recorded as 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.47%	94.58%	-3.95%
Hispanic	1.34%	3.61%	169.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.13%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%