Komar History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Poland

Early Origins of the Komar family

The surname Komar was first found in Silesia, where the name gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Komar family

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Komar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Komar, Komer, Kommer, Komanauzky, Jasinski, Ckomanski, Komarnaiki, Komarzewski, Kommerstadt, Komorowski, Kometer and many more.

Early Notables of the Komar family

Notables of the period with the surname Komar were

the Komars family of Silesia

Komar Ranking

In the United States, the name Komar is the 15,779^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Komar migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Komar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Komar, who settled in Ashtabula Co. OH sometime between 1875 and 1906
Jos. Komar, who settled in New York, NY in 1880

Komar Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Wasyl Komar, who arrived in Wisconsin in 1923 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Komar (post 1700) +

Wtadystaw Komar (1940-1998), Polish shot put champion, won a gold medal in the 1972 Olympics
Vitaly Komar (b. 1943), Russian artist

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)