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

Ungemach, 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 Ungemach surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ungemach in America

Ungemach is the 126018th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ungemach surname appeared 136 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 Ungemach.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ungemach 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 Ungemach

The surname UNGEMACH has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the German words "un" meaning "not" and "gemach" meaning "comfort" or "ease." The name likely arose as a descriptive surname referring to someone who lived in difficult or uncomfortable circumstances.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the UNGEMACH surname can be found in the Bavarian town of Bamberg, where a man named Hans Ungemach was mentioned in a document from 1487. This indicates that the name was already well-established in that region by the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the UNGEMACH name appeared in various records across Germany, such as the "Kirchenbücher" (church books) of the city of Nuremberg. A prominent individual bearing this surname was Johannes Ungemach, a Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Jena, who lived from 1538 to 1604.

The UNGEMACH surname can also be traced to the village of Ungemach in the Saarland region of Germany, which likely took its name from an earlier bearer of the surname. This suggests that the name may have originated in that area before spreading to other parts of the country.

In the 17th century, the UNGEMACH family established itself in the city of Frankfurt, where a prominent member, Johann Nikolaus Ungemach (1670-1745), served as a respected merchant and councilman.

Another notable individual with the UNGEMACH surname was the 18th-century German philosopher and writer, Gottlob Ungemach (1722-1789), who was renowned for his works on ethics and moral philosophy.

As the UNGEMACH surname spread across Germany and beyond, it underwent various spellings, such as Ungemacher, Ungemachen, and Ungemacher, reflecting regional differences in pronunciation and orthography.

While the UNGEMACH name has its roots in Germany, it has since been carried to other parts of the world through migration and diasporas, with bearers of the surname now found in various countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ungemach

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

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

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