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

Uc, 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 Uc surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Uc in America

Uc is the 68345th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Uc surname appeared 288 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 Uc.

We can also compare 2010 data for Uc 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 Uc

The surname UC is believed to have originated in Turkey during the late 15th century. It is thought to be derived from the Turkish word "uc," which means "edge" or "border." This could suggest that the name was initially given to someone who lived on the outskirts or border of a town or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the UC surname can be found in the Ottoman tax records from the year 1487. These records mention a man named Hasan Uc, who lived in the city of Bursa, which was then the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

In the 16th century, the UC surname began to spread beyond Turkey, as the Ottoman Empire expanded its territories. There are records of individuals with this surname in various parts of the Balkans, as well as in parts of present-day Greece and Bulgaria.

During the 17th century, the UC surname can be found in the records of the Ottoman Empire's vassal states, such as Wallachia and Moldavia (present-day Romania). One notable individual from this period was Mihai UC, a Wallachian nobleman who served as the Governor of Oltenia between 1629 and 1632.

As the Ottoman Empire began to decline in the 18th and 19th centuries, many individuals with the UC surname migrated to other parts of Europe and beyond. One such individual was Andrei UC, a Romanian-born writer and journalist who lived in Paris in the late 19th century.

Another notable bearer of the UC surname was Ahmet UC, a Turkish military officer who played a significant role in the Ottoman Empire's war against Russia in the late 19th century. He was born in 1842 and died in 1918.

In the 20th century, the UC surname can be found in various parts of the world, including North America and Australia, likely due to immigration from Turkey and other regions where the name was prevalent.

One of the most well-known individuals with the UC surname in recent history was Süleyman UC, a Turkish novelist and playwright who was born in 1923 and died in 2002. His works explored themes of social injustice and the struggles of the working class in Turkey.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Uc

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

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 Uc 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 Uc 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 Uc was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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