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

Upleger, 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 Upleger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Upleger in America

Upleger is the 118853rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Upleger surname appeared 146 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 Upleger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Upleger 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 Upleger

The surname UPLEGER is believed to have originated in the region of Germany known as Saxony in the 13th century. It is derived from the Old German words "up" meaning "up" or "upper" and "leger" meaning "camp" or "settlement". This suggests the name may have referred to someone who lived in an elevated or upland settlement.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the 1412 Heidelberg Census, where a Henrich Upleger is listed as a landholder in the village of Schriesheim near the city of Heidelberg. The name is also found in various 15th century records from the region, sometimes spelled as Uplegher or Uppleger.

By the 16th century, the name had spread to other parts of Germany and neighboring areas. A notable early bearer was Hans Upleger (c.1510-1585), a master glassblower from Nuremberg renowned for his intricate stained glass works adorning churches across Bavaria.

In the 17th century, records show an Andreas Upleger (1632-1701) serving as a magistrate in the Free Imperial City of Frankfurt. His descendants later emigrated to the Dutch Republic, where the name took on the spelling Oplegger among some branches.

The 18th century saw members of the Upleger family active in various trades and professions throughout German states. Johann Upleger (1745-1811) was a respected theologian who authored several scholarly works on Biblical exegesis from his posting in Saxe-Coburg.

As the 19th century dawned, the industrial Upleger family enterprises expanded with names like Wilhelm Upleger (1819-1895) who owned iron foundries in Silesia, and Carl Upleger (1836-1902) who headed a successful brewing company based in Munich.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Upleger

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

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

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