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Lazar Name Meaning

Jewish Assyrian/Chaldean German Czech Slovenian and Croatian; Polish (also Łazar); Slovak (also Lazár and Lázár); Hungarian (Lázár); Romanian (Lazăr): from a Biblical personal name of Aramaic origin a shortened form of the Hebrew name Elazar composed of the elements El ‘God’ + azar ‘help’ and meaning ‘may God help him’ or ‘God has helped (i.e. by granting a son)’. This was established in central Europe as a Jewish name but was also popular among Christians because it is recorded in the New Testament. Lazaros is the New Testament Greek form of the name of the brother of Martha and Mary who was restored to life by Christ (John 1 1–44). As a non-Jewish name it was also used as a nickname for a beggar or an outcast leper; this use arises from the parable of Dives and Lazarus (Luke 1 19–31). In North America this surname has also absorbed various other European cognates and their derivatives e.g. Albanian Lazri Lazëri and Llazari (from the personal names Lazër and Llazar; see Lazer ) Greek patronymics like Lazarakis Lazaridis and Lazaropoulos Serbian patronymic Lazarević (see Lazarevic ). Slovenian: from lazar a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of cleared woodland itself derived from laz ‘cleared woodland’. Compare Austrian German and Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) Lasser 3 and Loser 3 and also Lazzari

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Lazer, Luzar, Haar, Maza, Kozar, Nazar, Azar, Lazarz, Gaar, Lapa

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You can see how Lazar families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lazar family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Lazar families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 27 Lazar families living in Quebec. This was about 69% of all the recorded Lazar's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Lazar families in 1911.
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In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Lazar. 60% of Lazar men worked as a Farmer. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    60%
  • Fisherman
    27%
  • Farmers Son
    14%
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Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Lazar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Lazar in 1945 was 27, and 79 in 2004.

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