Jamar
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit](Possibly a) Blend of Jamal + Lamar.
Proper noun
[edit]Jamar
- A male given name
Etymology 2
[edit]Probably an altered spelling of French Jamard. This surname is mostly found in Belgium.
Proper noun
[edit]Jamar (plural Jamars)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Jamar is the 34495th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 656 individuals. Jamar is most common among Black/African American (49.39%) and White (44.21%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jamar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 241.