Explore the Family Name Gombar

The meaning of Gombar

1. Slovak (Gombár); Croatian and Slovenian: occupational name for a button maker, from a derivative of Slovak archaic gomba ‘big button’, Croatian and Slovenian dialect gomb ‘button’. See also 2 below. 2. Hungarian (Gombár): of Slovak origin (see 1 above), but explained as a Slavic agent derivative of Hungarian gomba ‘mushroom’, itself a loanword from Old Slavic goba.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gombar has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 48,665th most popular surname and by 2010, it dropped to 52,037th. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased slightly from 407 in 2000 to 399 in 2010. This represents a change of -1.97%. Similarly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 U.S. residents decreased by 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,665	#52,037	-6.93%
Count	407	399	-1.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gombar

The ethnic identity distribution of the surname Gombar also saw minor changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this name identified as White, making up 95.82% in 2000 and 95.49% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 8.13%, while the Hispanic representation saw an increase from 1.47% in 2000 to 1.75% in 2010. No change was observed for those identifying as two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.82%	95.49%	-0.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.46%	2.26%	-8.13%
Hispanic	1.47%	1.75%	19.05%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%