How common is the surname Ungar?

1,606 people in the United States had the surname Ungar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,245 Americans. It ranked 17,530th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ungar?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ungar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ungar?

Stu Ungar, American poker player (1953–1998).

Where is the surname Ungar most common?

Wikidata records people named Ungar in the United States.

Is the surname Ungar getting more or less common?

More common. 1,373 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,606 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Ungar

A surname, carried by 1,606 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex U526

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ungar is more common than 89.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,606 people named Ungar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 192,245 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,373.

#17,530

rank among US surnames

1,606

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+17%

change since 2000 (was #18,542)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,521	Frasher	1,608	192,006
#17,526	Bessey	1,607	192,125
#17,530	Kittelson	1,606	192,245
#17,537	Lipsky	1,605	192,365

Who is named Ungar

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

96% of people named Ungar identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ungars

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stu Ungar
American poker player (1953–1998)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ungar

Unger

Ungar has the Soundex code U526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code U526.

Questions

How common is the surname Ungar?: 1,606 people in the United States had the surname Ungar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,245 Americans. It ranked 17,530th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ungar?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Ungar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ungar?: Stu Ungar, American poker player (1953–1998).
Where is the surname Ungar most common?: Wikidata records people named Ungar in the United States.
Is the surname Ungar getting more or less common?: More common. 1,373 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,606 in 2010, up 17%.