Cassar is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Cassar
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning: Name widespread in Malta, whose meaning is uncertain. It relates generally to the Maltese adjective "Qasir" (= short) and the verb "Qassar" (= shorten). From this etymology, some have seen the nickname of a barber. However, it should also think about the Arabic "qasr" (= fortress), especially since this word is the origin of the Sicilian town of Cassaro (also last name in Sicily). It is not possible transcription finally forget the personal name Caesar (Kaysar, Qayssar the Middle East).
How popular is Cassar?
Cassar is common in England.
Cassar is ranked 29791 on our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Cassar bearers increased by 3.937008 per cent in 2010 US census to 924 since 2000, the surname slipped by 477 spots and ranked at 26422. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
---|---|---|
White | 91.34 | 91.34 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4.55 | 3.6 |
Black | 3.14 | 2.92 |
Others | 0.76 | 1.91 |
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
705
Gibraltar7
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Gibraltar.png)
615,517
Russia6
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Russia.png)
2,279
Democratic Republic of The Congo4
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Democratic Republic of The Congo.png)
381,097
Ukraine4
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Ukraine.png)
20,837
Venezuela2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Venezuela.png)
26,532
Chile2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Chile.png)
723,167
Indonesia2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Indonesia.png)
21,529
Singapore2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Singapore.png)
6,266
Luxembourg2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Luxembourg.png)
23,344
Austria2
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Austria.png)
4,249
Cambodia1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Cambodia.png)
9,116
Nicaragua1
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30,360
Thailand1
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25,721
Egypt1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Egypt.png)
11,486
Estonia1
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1,704,541
India1
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4,942
Libya1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Libya.png)
16,640
Hong Kong1
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8,268
Mauritius1
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38,830
Morocco1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Morocco.png)
12,270
Lebanon1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Lebanon.png)
66,560
Philippines1
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58,885
Poland1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Poland.png)
21,562
Portugal1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Portugal.png)
9,926
Ivory Coast1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Ivory Coast.png)
28,365
Kenya1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Kenya.png)
24,421
Slovakia1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Slovakia.png)
1,179
Swaziland1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Swaziland.png)
49,529
Israel1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Israel.png)
20,172
Hungary1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Hungary.png)
14,644
Tunisia1
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Tunisia.png)
40,340
Malaysia1
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Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
48,310
Spain40
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37,591
Belgium37
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29,383
United Arab Emirates31
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57,220
Netherlands27
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14,048
Ireland16
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Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,607
Greece98
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Greece.png)
12,684
Switzerland90
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Switzerland.png)
8,082
Scotland59
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566
The Bahamas56
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6,104
Wales56
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Countries with hundreds of Cassar:
16,841
Brazil779
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14,815
Italy717
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Italy.png)
7,335
Canada570
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50,182
Germany202
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Germany.png)
27,867
South Africa201
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/South Africa.png)
23,602
Mexico131
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Mexico.png)
1,410
Trinidad and Tobago130
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Trinidad and Tobago.png)
40,399
Argentina119
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Countries with thousands of Cassar:
10
Malta6,553
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Malta.png)
1,063
Australia2,958
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Australia.png)
5,247
France1,604
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/France.png)
23,857
United States1,301
![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/United States.png)
6,451
England1,086
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Immigrants to US
From Italy
45 years old merchant Fortunato Cassar who was residing in Italy migrated to USA on August 20, 1888 by La Champagne put out from Havre.
Comments
Clement Lenard
Cassar Namesakes
- Vittorio Cassar, Architect
- Stacie Cassarino, Poet
- Beverly Benner Cassara, Author
- Carmel Cassar, Author
- Andrea Cassarà, Olympian
- Michael Cassara, Casting Director
- Mo Cassara, Basketball Coach
- Frank Cassara, Football player
- Mark Cassara, Musical Artist
- Aaron Cassara, Film director
- In 2015, Matthew Cassar characterized the role of Graham in crime film The Hollow Waltz.
Related Family Names:
- Casamayor (Philippines)
- Casar (Mexico)
- Cäsar
- Casbeer
- Cascallar
- Casebeer (United States)
- Casebier (United States)
- Cashdollar (United States)
- Casier (France)
- Casimir (Haiti)
- Cäsler (Germany)
- Casler (United States)
- Casner (United States)
- Caspar (France)
- Casper (United States)
- Caspér
- Caspermeyer
- Cassamayor
- Cassemar
- Cassier (France)
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