Jamar
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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 241.