Explore the Family Name Tolar

The meaning of Tolar

1. Czech: nickname from tolar, denoting a silver coin, named in German Thaler after the silver mines at Joachimsthal (‘Joachim’s valley’; Czech name: Jáchymov) in Bohemia. Compare Thaler and Dollar. 2. Slovenian: from German Thaler, which was partly applied as a translation of Slovenian Dolar.

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

The surname Tolar has witnessed a slight change in its popularity between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the Tolar name was ranked 13,226th most popular in the U.S. By 2010, it had dropped slightly to 13,370th place, marking a 1.09% decrease in rank. Despite this, the count of people with this surname increased from 2,117 to 2,279 during the same period, reflecting a 7.65% increase. The proportion per 100k people also experienced a minor drop from 0.78 to 0.77.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,226	#13,370	-1.09%
Count	2,117	2,279	7.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.78	0.77	-1.28%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tolar

On the topic of ethnicity, the Tolar surname saw significant changes from 2000 to 2010 as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races both saw substantial increases, rising by 257.58% and 288.37% respectively. White individuals with this surname decreased slightly from 90.36% to 86.70%, a fall of 4.05%. Hispanic Tolars rose modestly by 13.13%, while Black Tolars increased by 17.02%. Lastly, there was a 50% increase in the number of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals bearing the Tolar surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.36%	86.7%	-4.05%
Black	6.52%	7.63%	17.02%
Hispanic	1.98%	2.24%	13.13%
Two or More Races	0.43%	1.67%	288.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	1.18%	257.58%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.38%	0.57%	50%