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

Uitermarkt, 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 Uitermarkt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Uitermarkt in America

Uitermarkt is the 119508th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Uitermarkt surname appeared 145 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 Uitermarkt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Uitermarkt 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 Uitermarkt

The surname UITERMARKT is believed to have originated in the Netherlands during the late medieval period. It is a topographic name, derived from the Dutch words "uiter" meaning "outer" and "markt" meaning "market." This suggests that the name was likely given to someone who lived near or worked at an outer market area of a town or village.

UITERMARKT is thought to have first appeared in historical records from the 15th and 16th centuries in the provinces of Holland and Utrecht. Variations of the spelling include Uytermarkt, Uyttermarkt, and Uytermarkte. Some early bearers of the name may have been merchants or traders who operated in outdoor market stalls on the outskirts of settlements.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname UITERMARKT was Pieter Uitermarkt, a merchant from Amsterdam who was listed in the city's guild records in 1487. Another notable bearer was Jan Uitermarkt, a farmer from Utrecht who was mentioned in a land deed from 1542.

In the 17th century, the name UITERMARKT appeared in various Dutch colonial records from settlements in South Africa and Indonesia. For example, Gerrit Uitermarkt was a soldier in the Dutch East Indies who served in Batavia (modern-day Jakarta) from 1638 to 1648.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, several UITERMARKT families emigrated from the Netherlands to other parts of Europe and North America. Notable individuals from this period include Hendrick Uitermarkt (1756-1823), a farmer from Friesland who settled in Pennsylvania, and Willem Uitermarkt (1812-1887), a carpenter from Zuid-Holland who relocated to Ontario, Canada.

Other historical figures bearing the UITERMARKT surname include Johannes Uitermarkt (1867-1944), a Dutch-American artist known for his landscape paintings, and Pieter Uitermarkt (1892-1968), a journalist and political activist who campaigned for workers' rights in the Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Uitermarkt

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

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

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