Explore the Family Name Vozar

The meaning of Vozar

1. Slovak (Vozár); Serbian: occupational name for a driver (originally of a horse-drawn vehicle), derived from voz ‘cart’. In Serbia (Vojvodina), the name is at least in part of Slovak origin. 2. Croatian (Vožar): occupational name from vožar ‘rope maker’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vozar has shown a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Vozar ranked 54,643rd among all surnames, but by 2010, it had fallen to 59,603rd, representing a decline of 9.08%. The overall count of individuals bearing the Vozar surname also dropped during this period, from 353 to 339, marking a decrease of 3.97%. The proportion of the population with the Vozar surname per 100,000 people also went down, from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, showing a 15.38% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,643	#59,603	-9.08%
Count	353	339	-3.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vozar

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Vozar, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that it is predominantly linked to White ethnicity. In 2000, 98.3% of those with the surname were identified as White, though this figure dipped slightly to 95.87% by 2010. Interestingly, there was a small uptick in the number of individuals identifying as Two or more races, going from 0 in 2000 to 1.47% in 2010. There was no change in the percentage of people with the Vozar surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.3%	95.87%	-2.47%
Two or More Races	0%	1.47%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%