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

Utrup, 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 Utrup surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Utrup in America

Utrup is the 85049th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Utrup surname appeared 220 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 Utrup.

We can also compare 2010 data for Utrup 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 Utrup

The surname UTRUP originated in the region of Westphalia, Germany during the Middle Ages. It is believed to derive from the Old German words "ut" meaning "out" and "rup" meaning "land" or "field", referring to someone who lived outside of a village or settlement.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name UTRUP can be found in the Werdener Urkundenbuch, a collection of medieval documents from the town of Werden in Westphalia, dated around 1250. The name is also mentioned in various other medieval records and manuscripts from the Rhineland and Westphalia regions.

In the 14th century, a nobleman named Johann von UTRUP was documented as owning lands near the town of Soest in Westphalia. His son, Gerhard UTRUP, was a knight who fought in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410 against the Teutonic Knights.

During the Renaissance period, a prominent family with the surname UTRUP resided in the city of Cologne. One member, Heinrich UTRUP (1522-1597), was a respected merchant and alderman in the city's guild system.

In the 17th century, a scholar and theologian named Johann Philipp UTRUP (1633-1704) was born in the town of Lennestadt in Westphalia. He wrote several influential works on Protestant theology and served as a professor at the University of Duisburg.

Another notable figure was the German artist and engraver Christian Friedrich UTRUP (1754-1823), who was renowned for his intricate copperplate engravings and worked in the cities of Berlin and Dresden during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Utrup

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

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

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