Oscar surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Oscar surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,781 people carried this name — #16,214 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 166,700 people counted. That is up 26% from 1,417 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 664 people named Oscar 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 284
Tucumán 236
Río Negro 34
City of Buenos Aires 25
Córdoba 19
Santa Fe 19
Misiones 14
Entre Ríos 13

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 83 people named Oscar.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Martinique.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 15
Martinique 24
Maine-et-Loire 13
Haute-Garonne 12
Somme 3
French Guiana 2
Hauts-de-Seine 2
Yvelines 2
Paris 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Oscar,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adrian Oscar 1919– · painter
  • Charles Oscar 1923–1961 · painter
  • Cinzia Oscar 1962–2026 · singer
  • June Oscar 1962– · civil servant
  • Brad Oscar 1964– · actor
  • Rwegasira Oscar 1970– · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Oscar is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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