Explore the Family Name Kolesar

The meaning of Kolesar

Slovak (Kolesár); Rusyn (in Slovakia mainly Kolesár); Serbian and Croatian: occupational name from Slovak kolesár, Rusyn, Serbian, and Croatian kolesar ‘cartwright’. Compare Kolessar.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kolesar has seen a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kolesar was ranked 14,920th in terms of commonality among surnames, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 15,857th spot, representing a decrease of 6.28%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Kolesar name increased slightly, from 1,820 in 2000 to 1,835 in 2010, an increase of 0.82%. However, as a proportion of every 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname Kolesar decreased by 7.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,920	#15,857	-6.28%
Count	1,820	1,835	0.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.62	-7.46%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kolesar

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Kolesar, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the vast majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, with 97.14% in 2000 and 96.35% in 2010. The ethnicity showing the most significant increase was Hispanic, which rose by 63.64%, albeit from a small base of just 1.10% in 2000 to 1.80% in 2010. There was also a modest increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, up 42.11% from 0.38% to 0.54%. Those claiming two or more races fell by 30.95%, from 1.26% in 2000 to 0.87% in 2010. No individuals with the surname Kolesar were recorded as identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.14%	96.35%	-0.81%
Hispanic	1.1%	1.8%	63.64%
Two or More Races	1.26%	0.87%	-30.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.38%	0.54%	42.11%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%