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

Uebel, 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 Uebel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Uebel in America

Uebel is the 56195th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Uebel surname appeared 364 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 Uebel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Uebel 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 Uebel

The surname UEBEL originated in Germany during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old German word "ubil," which means "evil" or "bad." This name likely referred to someone with an unpleasant or disagreeable personality.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the UEBEL name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, where a person named Eberhardus Ubil is mentioned in the year 1225. This suggests that the name was in use in the region during the 13th century.

In the 15th century, the UEBEL name appeared in the Deutsches Städtebuch, a historical record of German cities and towns. An entry from 1482 refers to a person named Hans Ubel residing in the town of Zwickau, located in present-day Saxony.

The name UEBEL has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One example is Johann Christoph Uebel, a German composer and organist who lived from 1671 to 1746. He served as the organist at the Marienkirche in Mühlhausen, Thuringia, and composed several organ works.

Another prominent figure with the UEBEL surname was Friedrich Uebel, a German economist and statistician born in 1829. He worked as a professor at the University of Tübingen and made significant contributions to the field of statistical analysis.

In the 19th century, the UEBEL name was found in various regions of Germany, including Saxony, Thuringia, and Bavaria. Some variations in spelling included Übel, Übele, and Uebele, reflecting regional dialects and language changes over time.

One notable place name associated with the UEBEL surname is Übelbach, a small town located in the district of Ansbach, Bavaria. This name likely derived from the combination of the German words "übel" (meaning "bad" or "evil") and "Bach" (meaning "stream" or "brook"), suggesting a connection to a body of water with an unpleasant or foul characteristic.

While the UEBEL surname may have originated from a less-than-flattering description, it has been carried by numerous individuals throughout German history, spanning various professions and backgrounds.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Uebel

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

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

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