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

Uebelacker, 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 Uebelacker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Uebelacker in America

Uebelacker is the 87335th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Uebelacker surname appeared 213 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 Uebelacker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Uebelacker 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 Uebelacker

The surname UEBELACKER originated in Germany, with roots dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the German words "übel" meaning "bad" or "evil," and "Acker" meaning "field" or "farmland." The name likely referred to someone who lived on or worked a field with poor soil quality or other unfavorable conditions.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the UEBELACKER name can be found in the church records of the village of Wöllstein, in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany, from the year 1567. The name appears as "Uebelacker" in these records, suggesting the current spelling was already in use at that time.

In the 17th century, the UEBELACKER name appeared in various legal documents and property records in the German states of Hesse and Bavaria. Some of these records refer to place names like "Uebelackerhof" or "Uebelackerfeld," indicating areas where families with this surname may have lived or owned land.

One notable individual with the UEBELACKER surname was Johann Uebelacker, born in 1732 in the town of Kronau, in the Palatinate region of Germany. He was a farmer and landowner, and his descendants later emigrated to the United States in the mid-19th century, settling in Pennsylvania and other parts of the country.

Another historical figure bearing the UEBELACKER name was Wilhelm Uebelacker, a German-born artist who lived from 1845 to 1918. He was known for his landscape paintings and worked primarily in the regions of Saxony and Thuringia.

In the late 19th century, a branch of the UEBELACKER family lived in the town of Büdingen, in the state of Hesse. One member of this family, Karl Uebelacker, born in 1871, became a prominent local businessman and served as the mayor of Büdingen from 1912 to 1918.

The UEBELACKER surname has also been found in historical records from other German-speaking regions, such as Austria and Switzerland, although its origins and early history are primarily rooted in Germany.

While not as widely distributed as some other German surnames, the UEBELACKER name has persisted through the centuries, with various branches of the family tree spread across different parts of Europe and, later, North America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Uebelacker

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

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

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