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

Uhrig, 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 Uhrig surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Uhrig in America

Uhrig is the 19997th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Uhrig surname appeared 1,339 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 Uhrig.

We can also compare 2010 data for Uhrig 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 Uhrig

The surname Uhrig originated in Germany, where it first appeared in the early 14th century. It is a locational name, derived from the town of Uhrig located in the Rhineland region of western Germany. The name is thought to have evolved from the Old German word "uhro" meaning "auroch" or "wild ox."

In medieval times, the Uhrig family were landowners and local nobility in the Rhineland area. Records from the 1300s mention an Ulrich von Uhrig who served as a knight and advisor to the Archbishop of Cologne. His descendants carried on the Uhrig name and were prominent figures in the region for several centuries.

One of the earliest known references to the Uhrig surname appears in the Wormser Chronik, a historical chronicle from the city of Worms, dated around 1420. It mentions a certain Johannes Uhrig who was a respected tradesman and member of the city council.

By the 16th century, the name had spread to other parts of Germany as well as neighboring regions. The earliest recorded birth of an Uhrig was Hans Uhrig, born in 1512 in the town of Heidelberg. Another notable early bearer was Peter Uhrig (1541-1610), a Protestant theologian who taught at the University of Heidelberg.

As the Uhrig family dispersed over the centuries, variations in spelling emerged, such as Uhrich, Urig, and Urhig. Some branches of the family adopted the name as a first name instead of a surname. A famous example is the German philosopher Johann Uhrig Cramer (1678-1744), known for his works on logic and metaphysics.

Other individuals of note who carried the Uhrig surname include Carl Uhrig (1789-1845), a Prussian military officer and veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, and Wilhelm Uhrig (1826-1899), a Lutheran pastor and author from Saxony. More recently, there was Johannes Uhrig (1899-1972), a German politician who served as a member of the Bundestag from 1949 to 1965.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Uhrig

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

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

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