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

Uziel, 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 Uziel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Uziel in America

Uziel is the 87335th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Uziel surname appeared 213 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 Uziel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Uziel 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 Uziel

The surname UZIEL is believed to have originated from the Hebrew language and is derived from the biblical name Uziel, meaning "God is my strength" or "Strength of God." The name can be traced back to ancient Israel, particularly during the time of the Exodus and the settlement of the Israelites in the Promised Land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name UZIEL can be found in the Book of Numbers, where it refers to a Levite and the son of Kohath. The name is also mentioned in several other biblical texts, such as 1 Chronicles and Ezra.

As the Jewish diaspora spread across the Mediterranean region and Europe, the name UZIEL began to appear in various historical records and documents. In the 13th century, there are records of a scholar named Moses ben Uziel, who lived in Spain and authored a commentary on the Torah.

During the Middle Ages, the surname UZIEL was particularly prevalent among Jewish communities in Spain, Portugal, and parts of North Africa. It was often anglicized or adapted to local spellings, such as Uzziel or Uziel, as Jewish families migrated to different regions.

Notable individuals with the surname UZIEL throughout history include:

1. Jacob Uziel (c. 1455-1515), a Spanish-Jewish philosopher and physician who lived in Italy.
2. Benjamin Uziel (1887-1979), an Italian-born Israeli rabbi and Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1939 to 1948.
3. Abraham Uziel (1898-1980), an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) from 1949 to 1969.
4. Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), a Romanian-born American writer, professor, and Holocaust survivor, whose original surname was Uziel before it was changed.
5. Zacharie Uziel (1872-1939), a Romanian-born French painter and sculptor known for his Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works.

While the surname UZIEL has its roots in ancient Hebrew and Jewish history, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly through the Jewish diaspora and migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Uziel

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

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

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