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

Umbenhauer, 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 Umbenhauer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Umbenhauer in America

Umbenhauer is the 93513th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Umbenhauer surname appeared 196 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 Umbenhauer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Umbenhauer 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 Umbenhauer

The surname Umbenhauer is of German origin, believed to have emerged in the late 15th or early 16th century. It is thought to derive from the Old High German words "umbi" meaning "around" and "hauer" meaning "hewer" or "woodcutter". This suggests the name originally referred to a person who lived or worked near a woodcutter's area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a 1524 census record from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Franconia, which lists a family headed by a Hans Umbenhauer. A similar spelling, "Umbenhauwer", is found in a 1603 church register from the nearby village of Gebsattel.

The Umbenhauer name is also documented in the Palatinate region of southwestern Germany during the 17th century. A notable early bearer was Johann Umbenhauer (1619-1686), a Lutheran minister and theologian who served as a professor at the University of Heidelberg.

As the Umbenhauer family spread across German-speaking lands, variations in spelling emerged, including Umbenhaur, Umbenhauwer, and Umbenheuer. The name made its way to North America in the 18th century with German immigrants, such as Johannes Umbenhauer, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1749.

Other notable Umbenhauers throughout history include:

• Georg Umbenhauer (1619-1692), a German jurist and author from Nuremberg.
• Erhard Umbenhauer (1750-1827), a farmer and political figure in Pennsylvania who served in the state legislature.
• Friedrich Umbenhauer (1832-1901), a German-American architect based in New York City who designed several notable buildings.
• Carl Umbenhauer (1865-1945), a German painter and illustrator known for his landscapes and genre scenes.
• Elsa Umbenhauer (1895-1982), an Austrian operatic soprano who performed internationally in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Umbenhauer

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

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

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