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

Uhls, 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 Uhls surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Uhls in America

Uhls is the 47186th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Uhls surname appeared 450 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 Uhls.

We can also compare 2010 data for Uhls 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 Uhls

The surname Uhls originated in Germany during the late medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "uohl" or "uohle," which referred to a small owl or hawk. This suggests that the name may have originally been a descriptive nickname for someone who resembled or was associated with these birds.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the town records of Augsburg, Bavaria, dating back to the 14th century. Here, a man named Hans Uhls is mentioned as a local merchant and landowner in the year 1372.

In the 16th century, the Uhls name appeared in various historical documents across central and southern Germany. Notable examples include Johannes Uhls, a scholar and theologian born in Nuremberg in 1518, and Matthias Uhls, a renowned clockmaker from Stuttgart who lived from 1555 to 1622.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Uhls family seemed to have spread across various regions of Germany. In 1675, a man named Friedrich Uhls was recorded as a prominent merchant in the city of Frankfurt. Another notable figure was Johann Uhls, a military officer who served in the Prussian army during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763).

The 19th century saw several individuals with the Uhls surname make significant contributions in various fields. One of the most notable was Karl Uhls, a German composer and pianist born in Leipzig in 1824. His works included numerous piano compositions and orchestral pieces that were widely performed during his lifetime.

Another prominent figure was Heinrich Uhls, a German botanist and naturalist who was born in Hanover in 1838. He made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and is renowned for his extensive collections of specimens from around the world.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Uhls surname also appeared in historical records outside of Germany. For example, Wilhelm Uhls was a German-American artist and illustrator who lived from 1869 to 1935 and gained recognition for his work in magazines and children's books.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Uhls

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

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

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