Acar (surname)

Belgium

Acar is a Belgian last name.

Notable people with the last name include:

  • Jacques Acar (1937-1976), Belgian journalist, comic book artist, notably worked on short stories for TinTin and Strapontin with René Goscinny.

France

Acar is a French last name. The patronymic name is a variant of Achard.

Lebanon

Acar is a Lebanese Christian last name of Aramaic and Hebrew origin, which developed as a nickname meaning “one who troubles”. The origins of Acar in Lebanon is Achar (עָכָר), or Achan (biblical figure). In the bible, this is the name of an Israelite who stole forbidden items during the assault on Jericho, for which he was stoned to death (Book of Genesis 36:27, and in Books of Chronicles 1:42 is called Jaakan).

Notable people of Lebanese origin with the last name include:

  • Jacques F. Acar (1931-2020), French doctor and microbiologist of Lebanese origin who specialized in antibiotics.
  • Joseph Acar, first Lebanese aviator.
  • Antoine Abi-Acar, Priest, owner and founder of a publishing house in Paris named "CARISCRIPT".
  • Edward J. Akar, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer and former Sierra Leone's deputy finance minister
  • John Akar (1927–1975), Sierra Leonean of Lebanese descent entertainer, writer, and diplomat.

Turkey

In Turkey, Acar (pronounced [ˈadʒaɾ]) is pronounced as “adjar”, a last name meaning “bold”.

Notable Turkish people with the last name include:

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