The Kollar surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,019 people carried this name — #10,607 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 98,000 people counted. That is up 16% from 2,607 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
67 people named Kollar live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Kollar.
25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
46 people named Kollar have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 77 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 43 people named Kollar live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Chaco.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Kollar in American newspapers,
1852–1960.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,180 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kollar,
with a public archive behind them.
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Vincenz Kollar 1797–1860 · naturalist -
Laszlo Peter Kollar 1926–2000 · architect -
Colleen Kollar-Kotelly 1943– · judge -
Bill Kollar 1952– · American football player -
David Kollar 1983– · composer -
Jiří Kollar 1897–1942
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 23 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kollar.
- Kokot 294 · U.S. census
- Kolakowski 1,370 · U.S. census
- Kolar 4,413 · U.S. census
- Kolasa 855 · U.S. census
- Kolb 11,705 · U.S. census
- Koll 1,282 · U.S. census
- Kollen 175 · U.S. census
- Koller 6,792 · U.S. census
- Kolli 697 · U.S. census
- Kollmann 703 · U.S. census
- Kolmer 226 · U.S. census
- Kolodziej 2,265 · U.S. census
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