How common is the surname Uhl?

5,244 people in the United States had the surname Uhl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,876 Americans. It ranked 6,476th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Uhl?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Uhl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Uhl?

Frida Uhl, Austrian writer (1872–1943), followed by Alfred Uhl.

Where is the surname Uhl most common?

Wikidata records people named Uhl in Sweden and Austria.

Is the surname Uhl getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,244 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Uhl

A surname, carried by 5,244 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex U400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Uhl is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,244 people named Uhl in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,876 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,309.

#6,476

rank among US surnames

5,244

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,972)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,469	Escoto	5,249	58,820
#6,470	Aronson	5,247	58,842
#6,474	Grow	5,246	58,854
#6,476	Uhl	5,244	58,876
#6,479	Flory	5,243	58,887

Who is named Uhl

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

95% of people named Uhl identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Uhls

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frida Uhl
Austrian writer (1872–1943)
Alfred Uhl
Austrian musician (1909-1992)

Notable Uhls come mostly from Sweden (1) and Austria (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Uhl?: 5,244 people in the United States had the surname Uhl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,876 Americans. It ranked 6,476th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Uhl?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Uhl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Uhl?: Frida Uhl, Austrian writer (1872–1943), followed by Alfred Uhl.
Where is the surname Uhl most common?: Wikidata records people named Uhl in Sweden and Austria.
Is the surname Uhl getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,309 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,244 in 2010, down 1.2%.