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

Umhoefer, 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 Umhoefer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Umhoefer in America

Umhoefer is the 67519th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Umhoefer surname appeared 292 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 Umhoefer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Umhoefer 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 Umhoefer

The surname Umhoefer originates from Germany, and its roots can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German words "umme" meaning "around" and "hofer" meaning "farm" or "courtyard." The name was likely given to individuals who lived or worked on a farm situated near a particular location, such as a village or town.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Umhoefer can be found in a church registry from the town of Wittenberg, dated 1572. This document mentions a certain Johann Umhoefer, who was a farmer in the region. Additionally, the name appears in a land ownership record from the village of Weimar in 1619, where a Hans Umhoefer is listed as the owner of a small parcel of land.

In the 17th century, the Umhoefer name gained prominence in the region of Bavaria, where several members of the family were involved in the local judiciary and administration. Notable figures include Friedrich Umhoefer (1635-1702), who served as a magistrate in the town of Nuremberg, and his son, Gottfried Umhoefer (1672-1743), who was a respected legal scholar and author of several treatises on civil law.

As the name spread across Germany, it also underwent various spelling variations, such as Umhofer, Umhöfer, and Umhöffer. One of the earliest known instances of these variations can be found in a birth record from the city of Hamburg in 1712, which mentions a child named Anna Umhöffer.

In the 19th century, the Umhoefer name gained international recognition with the achievements of the artist Karl Umhoefer (1811-1892). Born in Saxony, Umhoefer became renowned for his landscape paintings, and his works were exhibited in major galleries across Europe and the United States. Another notable figure was the composer and conductor Franz Umhoefer (1842-1917), whose compositions were widely performed in concert halls throughout Germany and Austria.

Other notable individuals bearing the Umhoefer surname include:

1. Heinrich Umhoefer (1876-1958), a German architect known for his work on several churches and public buildings in Berlin.
2. Helene Umhoefer (1892-1972), a German novelist and poet, whose works explored themes of social justice and women's rights.
3. Gustav Umhoefer (1901-1987), a German-American engineer who made significant contributions to the development of radar technology during World War II.
4. Margarete Umhoefer (1912-2003), a German-born American artist renowned for her abstract expressionist paintings and sculptures.
5. Klaus Umhoefer (1936-2021), a German philosopher and academic who wrote extensively on existentialism and the works of Martin Heidegger.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Umhoefer

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

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

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