How common is the surname Uecker?

1,771 people in the United States had the surname Uecker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,334 Americans. It ranked 16,284th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Uecker?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Uecker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Uecker?

Bob Uecker, American baseball player (1934–2025).

Where is the surname Uecker most common?

Wikidata records people named Uecker in the United States.

Is the surname Uecker getting more or less common?

More common. 1,540 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,771 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Uecker

A German surname, carried by 1,771 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex U260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Uecker is more common than 90% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Uecker.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,771 people named Uecker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 174,334 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,540.

#16,284

rank among US surnames

1,771

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+15%

change since 2000 (was #17,001)

Who is named Uecker

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

97% of people named Uecker identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ueckers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob Uecker
American baseball player (1934–2025)

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Uecker come from?: Borrowed from German Uecker.
How common is the surname Uecker?: 1,771 people in the United States had the surname Uecker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 174,334 Americans. It ranked 16,284th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Uecker?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Uecker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Uecker?: Bob Uecker, American baseball player (1934–2025).
Where is the surname Uecker most common?: Wikidata records people named Uecker in the United States.
Is the surname Uecker getting more or less common?: More common. 1,540 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,771 in 2010, up 15%.