Pilar (surname)

Pilar, del Pilar, or Pilař is a surname.

In Spanish culture, this surname is derived from "Maria del Pilar", a reference to Mary, mother of Jesus.

In Czech (pilař), and Serbo-Croatian (pìlār, pilar) the surname literally means the occupation of sawyer. The Czech-language feminine form is Pilarová or Pilařová.

Notable people with this surname include:


 * Đuro Pilar (1846–1893), Croatian geologist, professor and rector at the University of Zagreb
 * Eva Pilarová (1939–2020), Czech jazz and pop music singer, actress and photographer
 * Fernando Pilar (born 1979), Brazilian football player
 * Gladys del Pilar (born 1967), Swedish singer and dancer
 * Gregorio del Pilar (1875–1899), one of the youngest generals in the Philippine Revolutionary Forces during the Philippine Revolution
 * Ivo Pilar (1874–1933), Croatian historian, politician and jurist, considered the father of Croatian geopolitics
 * Karel Pilař (born 1977), Czech professional ice hockey player
 * Karolína Pilařová, female Czech curler
 * Marcelo H. del Pilar (1850–1896), Filipino writer, journalist, satirist and revolutionary leader of the Philippine Revolution
 * María del Pilar Pereyra (born 1978), Argentine butterfly swimmer
 * Pío del Pilar (1860–1931), revolutionary general of the Philippines
 * Radek Pilař (1931–1993), Czech artist and cartoonist
 * Roman Pilar (1894–1937), Soviet security and intelligence officer
 * Václav Pilař (born 1988), Czech football player
 * América del Pilar Rodrigo (20th century), Argentinian botanist