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
Cassar is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Malta which signifies that it is originated from Malta. Around 16916 people have been found who wears Cassar as their family name. Cassar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
705 Gibraltar7
615,517 Russia6
2,279 Democratic Republic of The Congo4
381,097 Ukraine4
20,837 Venezuela2
26,532 Chile2
723,167 Indonesia2
21,529 Singapore2
6,266 Luxembourg2
23,344 Austria2
4,249 Cambodia1
9,116 Nicaragua1
30,360 Thailand1
25,721 Egypt1
11,486 Estonia1
1,704,541 India1
4,942 Libya1
16,640 Hong Kong1
8,268 Mauritius1
38,830 Morocco1
12,270 Lebanon1
66,560 Philippines1
58,885 Poland1
21,562 Portugal1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
28,365 Kenya1
24,421 Slovakia1
1,179 Swaziland1
49,529 Israel1
20,172 Hungary1
14,644 Tunisia1
40,340 Malaysia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
48,310 Spain40
37,591 Belgium37
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
57,220 Netherlands27
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,607 Greece98
12,684 Switzerland90
8,082 Scotland59
566 The Bahamas56
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Cassar:
16,841 Brazil779
14,815 Italy717
7,335 Canada570
50,182 Germany202
27,867 South Africa201
23,602 Mexico131
1,410 Trinidad and Tobago130
40,399 Argentina119
Countries with thousands of Cassar:
10 Malta6,553
1,063 Australia2,958
5,247 France1,604
23,857 United States1,301
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

C
Clement Lenard
 Cassar is a surname, nickname probably designating a breaker, the one who breaks everything.

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.

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