The Tobar surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,056 people carried this name — #4,977 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,800 people counted. That is up 43% from 4,933 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,796 people named Tobar 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 716
Mendoza 323
San Juan 154
City of Buenos Aires 132
Santiago del Estero 74
Santa Fe 58
Salta 57
Córdoba 42

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

30 people named Tobar live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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

Where they live today

Vaud 12
Zurich 7
Bern 5
Geneva 3
Ticino 3

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 27 people named Tobar.

Most of them — 21 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Hérault.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 21
Hérault 3
Hauts-de-Seine 2
Paris 1

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

In print

Tobar in American newspapers,
1905–1906.

Newspaper page from Waterbury Evening Democrat carrying the name Tobar
Waterbury Evening Democrat 1905-05-19
Newspaper page from Waterbury Evening Democrat carrying the name Tobar
Waterbury Evening Democrat 1905-05-08
Newspaper page from Morris Tribune carrying the name Tobar
Morris Tribune 1906-02-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,754 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Tobar in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1940s.

39 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tobar. The most, 8, date from the 1920s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 26
New South Wales 6
Victoria 3
South Australia 2
Tasmania 1
Western Australia 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tobar.

Who carried it

People named Tobar,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pili Tobar
    Pili Tobar 1901– · politician
  • Armando Tobar
    Armando Tobar 1938–2016 · association football coach
  • Jessica Alejandra Tobar Martinez d. 1985 · homemaker
  • Rosa Blanca Tobar Ceron d. 1973
  • Ida Tobar 1852–1943
  • Carlos Tobar 1853–1920 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tobar,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States105 records

105 records of the Tobar name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 66
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 18
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 9
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 6
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William T. Tobar

    Born 1921 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1940 at Tampa, Florida; farm hand from Horry County, South Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Patrick Tobar

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the Howard from Liverpool, aged 40; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Freemon Tobar

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1957, died 2001; buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 105 records for Tobar in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands50 records

50 records of the Tobar name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 39
  • Dutch population registers 11
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Helena Tobar

    Born 1907 in Zevenaar. Married in 1929 in Zevenaar. Died 1943 in Oswiecim, Poland, aged 35.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Rosetta Tobar

    In the population register of Nijmegen; labourer, born 1824 in 's Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Rachel Tobar

    Died 1811 in Den Haag, aged 75.

    Open Archives, Nationaal Archief Rijksarchief Zuid-Holland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 50 records for Tobar in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France6 records

6 records of the Tobar name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Isabelle Tobar

    Born 1911 in Algeria; died 1998 in Salon-de-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Francois Tobar

    Born 1908 in Algeria; died 1992 in La Roche-sur-Yon (Vendée).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcel Tobar

    Born 1921 in Algeria; died 1991 in Nogent-sur-Oise (Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Tobar in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Tobar name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Faddar Tobar

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Chemnitz, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Farida Tobar

    Arrived in Victoria in 1890 aboard the Chemnitz, aged 7.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Tobar in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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