Cassar

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English

Etymology

As an Italian surname, from the nickname cassaio (“maker of cases”), from cassa. Also as a spelling variant of Cesare, Caesar.^[1]^[2]
As a Maltese surname, from Arabic كَسَّر (kassar). This could also have been influenced by Caesar. More at Cassar.

Proper noun

Cassar (plural Cassars)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Cassar is the 26422^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 924 individuals. Cassar is most common among White (91.34%) individuals.

References

^ Mario Cassar ((Can we date this quote?)) “Vestiges of Arabic Nomenclature in Maltese Surnames”, in Academia‎, page 19
^ Kristina Chetcuti (2014 February 9) “Why most Maltese share the same 100 surnames”, in Times of Malta‎

Anagrams

ascars, sacars

Maltese

Etymology

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Proper noun

Cassar

a surname

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