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

Unbehaun, 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 Unbehaun surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Unbehaun in America

Unbehaun is the 108734th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Unbehaun surname appeared 163 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 Unbehaun.

We can also compare 2010 data for Unbehaun 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 Unbehaun

The surname UNBEHAUN has its roots in the German-speaking regions of Central Europe, emerging during the late medieval period around the 14th century. It is believed to have originated from a combination of the Old German words "un" meaning "not" and "behauen" meaning "to hew" or "to carve". This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals who were not engaged in woodworking or stone carving professions.

One of the earliest documented references to the UNBEHAUN name can be found in the town records of Nuremberg, Germany, where a certain Hans Unbehaun was listed as a merchant in the year 1412. Another early record is from the Duchy of Bavaria, where a Johann Unbehaun was mentioned as a landholder in the village of Altdorf in 1437.

In the 16th century, the UNBEHAUN name appeared in various regions of the Holy Roman Empire, including the Palatinate region, where a family of that name held a modest estate near the town of Neustadt an der Weinstraße. A notable figure from this lineage was Konrad Unbehaun, born in 1525, who served as a magistrate and alderman in Neustadt.

During the 17th century, several members of the UNBEHAUN family were recorded in the city of Augsburg, Bavaria. Among them was Christoph Unbehaun, a prominent goldsmith and jeweler who lived from 1612 to 1678. His intricate works were highly sought after by the nobility and wealthy patricians of the region.

In the 18th century, the UNBEHAUN name gained recognition in the field of academia with the birth of Johann Friedrich Unbehaun (1715-1789), a renowned scholar and theologian from Saxony. He served as a professor of philosophy and theology at the University of Leipzig and authored several influential treatises on religion and ethics.

As the centuries progressed, the UNBEHAUN name dispersed across various parts of Germany and neighboring countries, with some branches adopting variations in spelling, such as Unbehau or Unbehaven. Despite its relatively limited distribution, the name has persisted throughout history, with notable individuals continuing to emerge from time to time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Unbehaun

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

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

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