Azara is a surname. It is widely used in the north of Sardinia. In a linguistic study dated 2006 it was found to be the tenth most common surname in the island. Notable people with the surname are as follows:
- Antonio Azara (1883–1967), Italian jurist and politician
- Antonio María Cascajares y Azara (1834–1901), Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal
- Bachir Sid Azara (born 1996), Algerian wrestler
- Eusebio Bardají y Azara (1776–1842), Spanish politician and diplomat
- Félix de Azara (1746–1821), a naturalist, brother of José
- José Nicolás de Azara (1730–1804), a Spanish diplomat
- Nancy Azara (born 1939), an American sculptor
Others
- Jo-El Azara, the pen name of Joseph Loeckx (born 1937), a Belgian comic writer and artist
- Azara Nasir, fictional character in 24 TV series
Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Azara. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
References
- Ettore Rossoni (3 February 2012). "Ricerca Origine etimologica dei cognomi Italiani". Heraldrys Institute of Rome (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- "Cognomi tempiesi, ecco i più diffusi". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 3 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2023.