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

Ungvarsky, 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 Ungvarsky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ungvarsky in America

Ungvarsky is the 91981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ungvarsky surname appeared 200 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 Ungvarsky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ungvarsky 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 Ungvarsky

The surname Ungvarsky originates from the region of Ung in modern-day eastern Slovakia and western Ukraine. This area was historically part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The name likely derives from the town of Ungvár, known today as Uzhhorod.

Ungvár is a Hungarian name meaning "Hungarian town" or "Hungarian fort." The earliest known record of this place name dates back to a 1261 document referring to the "Terra Unguarum," or "Land of the Hungarians." This indicates the name's long association with the Hungarian people and their settlements in the Carpathian region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Ungvarsky itself appears in a 1592 census record from the town of Košice, then part of the Kingdom of Hungary. The entry lists a certain "Georgius Ungvarsky" as a resident of the town.

In the 17th century, the Ungvarsky family produced several notable figures. János Ungvarsky (1600-1672) was a renowned Hungarian theologian and professor at the University of Sárospatak. His contemporary, Pál Ungvarsky (1619-1693), was a respected Lutheran minister and author of religious texts.

During the 18th century, the name appears in church records from the town of Ungvár itself. A baptismal record from 1732 mentions the birth of "Anna Ungvarsky," daughter of Mihály and Erzsébet Ungvarsky.

A more famous bearer of the name was Alajos Ungvarsky (1820-1897), a Hungarian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Diet of Hungary in the late 19th century. He was a vocal advocate for the rights of ethnic Hungarians living in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

As the Ungvarsky family spread throughout the Austro-Hungarian lands and beyond, various spelling variations emerged, including Ungvársky, Ungvarszky, and Unghvarsky. However, the core name retains its connection to the historic town of Ungvár and the broader Hungarian cultural heritage of the Carpathian region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ungvarsky

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

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

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