Chismar
English
Etymology
Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Čižmář, or Serbo-Croatian Čižmar, all occupational surnames for a shoemaker.
Proper noun
Chismar (plural Chismars)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chismar is the 40976th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Chismar is most common among White (96.05%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chismar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 328.