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.
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 mapWhere they live today
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
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.
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Adrian Oscar 1919– · painter
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Charles Oscar 1923–1961 · painter
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Cinzia Oscar 1962–2026 · singer
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June Oscar 1962– · civil servant
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Brad Oscar 1964– · actor
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Rwegasira Oscar 1970– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Oscar.
- Ortolani 349 · U.S. census
- Orts 197 · U.S. census
- Ortuno 2,058 · U.S. census
- Orville 125 · U.S. census
- Ory 997 · U.S. census
- Orzechowski 1,594 · U.S. census
- Osche 189 · U.S. census
- Oser 1,134 · U.S. census
- Oses 191 · U.S. census
- Osinski 1,159 · U.S. census
- Osman 9,908 · U.S. census
- Osmani 861 · U.S. census
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.