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

Urbank, 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 Urbank surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Urbank in America

Urbank is the 120187th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Urbank surname appeared 144 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 Urbank.

We can also compare 2010 data for Urbank 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 Urbank

The surname URBANK is believed to have originated in the northern regions of Germany during the 12th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old Germanic words "ur" meaning primordial or ancient, and "banc" or "bank" referring to a raised area or ridge of land. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in an area with ancient or primordial banks or ridges.

One of the earliest known references to the name appears in a medieval manuscript dating back to 1286, which records a land dispute involving a person named Heinrik Urbank in the town of Lübeck. This provides evidence that the name was in use in northern Germany during the latter part of the 13th century.

In the 14th century, the name appears to have spread to other parts of northern Europe. For instance, there are records of a merchant named Jan Urbank operating in the Hanseatic city of Bergen, Norway in the 1340s. Around this time, variations of the name such as Urbancke and Urbankke also begin to appear in historical documents.

By the 15th century, the name had become well-established in parts of Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia. One notable individual from this period was Gerhardt Urbank, a German scholar and theologian who was born in Lübeck in 1428 and later served as a professor at the University of Rostock.

As the centuries progressed, the name continued to be found across northern Europe, with various spellings and regional variations emerging. In the early 17th century, a Dutch explorer named Pieter Urbank is recorded as being part of an expedition to the East Indies. Later, in the 18th century, a Swedish military officer named Carl Urbank gained prominence for his role in the Russo-Swedish War of 1741-1743.

Other notable individuals with the surname URBANK throughout history include Hans Urbank, a German artist and engraver active in the 16th century, and Katharina Urbank, a renowned opera singer from Austria who was born in 1810 and performed across Europe in the mid-1800s.

While the surname URBANK has its roots in northern Europe, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, its origins can be traced back to the ancient Germanic regions, where it likely referred to those who lived in areas with distinctive geological features such as banks or ridges.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Urbank

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

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

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