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The surname Uhlig

A surname, carried by 1,221 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex U420

Uhlig: #21,413 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Uhlig #21,413, 1,221 people Uhlig: #21,413 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Uhlig #21,413, 1,221 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Uhlig is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,221 people named Uhlig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,231.

#21,413
rank among US surnames
1,221
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
-0.8%
change since 2000 (was #20,138)

Who is named Uhlig

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

95% of people named Uhlig identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 95%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
  • Two or more races 1.7%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Uhlig?
1,221 people in the United States had the surname Uhlig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. It ranked 21,413th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Uhlig?
In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Uhlig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Uhlig getting more or less common?
Less common. 1,231 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,221 in 2010, down 0.8%.