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

Ungard, 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 Ungard surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ungard in America

Ungard is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ungard surname appeared 102 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 Ungard.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ungard 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 Ungard

The surname Ungard is believed to have originated in Germany, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old German words "un-" meaning "not" and "gard" meaning "enclosed area" or "farm." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived outside of an enclosed settlement or farmland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ungard can be found in the records of the town of Augsburg, where a certain Hans Ungard is mentioned in a document from 1572. The name also appears in various church records and tax rolls from the region during this period.

In the 17th century, the name began to spread to other parts of Germany, with families bearing the surname Ungard being documented in areas such as Bavaria and Saxony. It is possible that some of these families may have been related to the original Ungards from Augsburg, while others may have adopted the name independently.

One notable bearer of the Ungard surname was Johann Friedrich Ungard, a German composer and organist born in 1675 in the town of Mühlhausen. He is known for his contributions to the development of baroque church music and served as the organist at the St. Blasius Church in Mühlhausen for over 40 years.

Another prominent figure with the Ungard surname was Heinrich Ungard, a German philosopher and theologian who lived in the late 18th century. He was born in 1744 in the city of Leipzig and is best known for his work on the intersection of religion and moral philosophy.

In the 19th century, the Ungard name continued to be found in various parts of Germany, with some families also migrating to other parts of Europe and even to the United States. One such individual was Karl Ungard, a German immigrant who settled in Pennsylvania in the 1870s and worked as a farmer.

While the Ungard surname is not among the most common in Germany today, it has a rich history that spans several centuries and has been borne by notable individuals in various fields, from music and philosophy to agriculture and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ungard

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

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

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