Tracing the Amar Family Name

Before any talk of crests, here are the plain facts about Amar.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. An Amar coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Surname origin

Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Amar, so we research it family by family rather than guess. Spelling in old records was loose, so search for Amar under several forms.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Amar surname had 1,797 bearers. Between 1891 and 2000, 3,580 babies born in France were registered as Amar, with the most births in 1981–1990. The name became more frequent over the century. Get the complete Amar report, with a museum-style coat of arms.