Find out how popular the last name Oncale is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Oncale.

Oncale, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Oncale surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oncale in America

Oncale is the 49824th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oncale surname appeared 421 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Oncale.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oncale to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Oncale

The surname Oncale has its origins in France, tracing back to the early 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old French word "oncle," meaning "uncle," which itself stems from the Latin word "avunculus." The earliest recorded use of the surname Oncale dates back to a village in the Normandy region of northern France.

Historical records show that the Oncale name first appeared in a census of the village of Bricqueville-sur-Mer in Normandy in the year 1532. This census documented a family headed by a man named Pierre Oncale, likely indicating that the surname was already established at that time.

The name Oncale is also found in several medieval French manuscripts, including a legal document from the year 1547 that mentions a man named Jean Oncale as a witness to a land transfer in the town of Caen, also located in Normandy.

One notable bearer of the Oncale surname was Étienne Oncale, a French soldier who fought in the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. He was born in 1786 in the village of Crocy, near Rouen, and served in Napoleon's Grand Army during the invasion of Russia in 1812.

Another notable figure was Marguerite Oncale, a French philanthropist born in 1825 in the town of Dieppe. She is remembered for founding an orphanage in her hometown, which operated until the late 20th century.

In the 19th century, the Oncale surname also appeared in historical records from the French colony of Louisiana in North America. One example is François Oncale, a settler who arrived in New Orleans in 1837 and later became a successful businessman and landowner.

Other notable individuals with the Oncale surname include Jacques Oncale, a French artist born in 1872 in Paris, known for his impressionist landscapes and portraits, and Émile Oncale, a French composer and musician from the early 20th century, born in 1898 in the town of Rouen.

While the Oncale surname is relatively uncommon, it has persisted throughout history, with evidence of its presence in various regions of France and even in the French colonial territories of North America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oncale

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Oncale.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Oncale was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Oncale has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Oncale was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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