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

Utzman, 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 Utzman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Utzman in America

Utzman is the 76768th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Utzman surname appeared 250 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 Utzman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Utzman 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 Utzman

The surname UTZMAN has its origins in Germany and Switzerland, where it emerged in the early Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old High German word "uozzo," which means "source" or "spring." The name likely originated as a topographic name, referring to someone who lived near a spring or a source of water.

In its earliest forms, the name was spelled "Uozman" or "Utzmann." It is believed to have first appeared in written records around the 12th century, though its exact origins are difficult to pinpoint due to the scarcity of surviving medieval documents from that period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name UTZMAN can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Sancti Galli, a cartulary from the Swiss monastery of St. Gallen, which dates back to the 9th century. The document mentions a person named "Uozzo" who lived in the area of modern-day Appenzell.

Another notable early reference to the name comes from the Hirsauer Codex, a 12th-century manuscript from the Benedictine abbey of Hirsau in the Black Forest region of Germany. This document includes the name "Uotzman" in a list of landowners from the area.

Throughout the Middle Ages and the early modern period, the UTZMAN name was primarily concentrated in the German states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, and Rhineland-Palatinate, as well as in Switzerland. Some notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Hans Utzman (c. 1460 - 1521), a German sculptor and woodcarver who worked in the late Gothic style.
2. Konrad Utzman (c. 1520 - 1592), a Swiss Protestant reformer and theologian from Zurich.
3. Anna Maria Utzman (1641 - 1717), a German Baroque painter known for her religious works and still lifes.
4. Johann Georg Utzman (1712 - 1786), a German composer and organist active in the Palatinate region.
5. Friedrich Utzman (1806 - 1875), a German philologist and professor at the University of Heidelberg.

Over time, the name UTZMAN has spread to other parts of Europe and the world, though it remains most prevalent in its regions of origin. Variations of the spelling include Utzmann, Utzman, and Utzmann, among others.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Utzman

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

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

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