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

Ungerman, 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 Ungerman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ungerman in America

Ungerman is the 67318th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ungerman surname appeared 293 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 Ungerman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ungerman 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 Ungerman

The surname Ungerman has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the 13th century. It is derived from the Old German words "unger" and "man," which together mean "Hungarian man." This suggests that the name was initially given to individuals who had either migrated from Hungary or had some connection to the region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Ungerman can be found in the 1296 census records of the town of Augsburg, which lists a certain Hans Ungerman as a resident. The name also appears in various medieval manuscripts, including the 1377 tax records of the city of Nuremberg, where an entry for a Johann Ungerman can be found.

By the 15th century, the surname had spread to other parts of Germany, with notable bearers including the scholar and theologian Michael Ungerman (1463-1531), who served as a professor at the University of Ingolstadt. Another early bearer of the name was the Renaissance painter and engraver Christoph Ungerman (1515-1570), whose works can still be found in various European museums.

In the 17th century, the Ungerman family had established itself in the town of Göttingen, where a prominent member, Johannes Ungerman (1634-1711), served as the town's mayor and contributed significantly to the local governance and infrastructure.

As the name spread further, it also underwent various spelling variations, such as Ungermann, Ungermannm, and Unghermann. One notable bearer of this variant spelling was the German historian and philosopher Johann Friedrich Unger (1753-1804), who made significant contributions to the study of ancient Greek philosophy.

Throughout the centuries, the Ungerman surname has also been associated with various place names, such as Ungermanhausen, a small village in Bavaria, and Ungermannsdorf, a town in Saxony. These place names likely originated from early settlers bearing the Ungerman surname, further reflecting the name's deep roots in German history and culture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ungerman

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

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

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