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

Uhlar, 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 Uhlar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Uhlar in America

Uhlar is the 135593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Uhlar surname appeared 124 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 Uhlar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Uhlar 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 Uhlar

The surname Uhlar originated in Germany in the late medieval period, around the 15th century. It is derived from the Old High German word "ūr," meaning "aurochs" or wild ox, and the suffix "-ler," which denotes an occupation or profession. The name likely referred to someone who worked with aurochs, either as a hunter, herder, or trader.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Uhlar can be found in the town records of Nuremberg, where a certain Hans Uhlar was mentioned in 1487 as a member of the local guild of tanners. Another early reference is in the parish records of Bamberg, where a Jakob Uhlar was listed as a landowner in 1512.

The name appears to have been particularly prevalent in the regions of Bavaria and Franconia, where several families bearing the surname Uhlar can be traced back to the 16th and 17th centuries. Notable individuals from this time period include Johann Uhlar (1532-1610), a respected physician and author of medical treatises, and Margaretha Uhlar (1588-1662), a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation in Ansbach.

In the 18th century, the name Uhlar can be found in various records across central Germany, including the birth records of the town of Meiningen, where a certain Georg Uhlar was born in 1712. Another notable figure from this era is Johann Friedrich Uhlar (1737-1804), a celebrated composer and organist who served at the court of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

As the centuries progressed, the name Uhlar spread to other parts of Europe, with some families emigrating to the Americas and other regions. One notable example is Karl Uhlar (1822-1897), a German-American architect and civil engineer who designed several notable buildings in New York City, including the Old New York County Courthouse.

While the name Uhlar is not as common today as it once was, it remains a part of the rich tapestry of German and European surnames, with a history that stretches back to the medieval era and the ancient aurochs that once roamed the forests of central Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Uhlar

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

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

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