How common is the surname Unger?

14,738 people in the United States had the surname Unger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,949 Americans. It ranked 2,449th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Unger?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Unger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Unger?

Billy Unger, American actor, followed by Franz Unger.

Where is the surname Unger most common?

Wikidata records people named Unger in the United States, the Austrian Empire and Brazil and 1 other country.

Is the surname Unger getting more or less common?

More common. 14,668 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,738 in 2010, up 0.5%.

The surname Unger

A surname, carried by 14,738 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). Unger is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,738 people named Unger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,949 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 14,668.

#2,449

rank among US surnames

14,738

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+0.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,272)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,440	Fay	14,849	20,792
#2,441	Beebe	14,847	20,795
#2,442	Chavis	14,844	20,799
#2,443	Rea	14,819	20,834
#2,444	Griffiths	14,805	20,854
#2,445	Ireland	14,800	20,861
#2,446	Marion	14,777	20,894

Who is named Unger

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

94% of people named Unger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ungers

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Billy Unger
American actor, born 1995
Franz Unger
Austrian botanist and paleontologist (1800-1870)
Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Brazilian philosopher and politician, born 1947
Caroline Unger
Austro-Hungarian contralto, 1803–1877
Joseph Unger
Austrian jurist and politician (1828-1913)
Peter Unger
American philosopher, born 1942
Max Unger
American football player, offensive lineman, born 1986
Craig Unger
American journalist and writer, born 1949

Notable Ungers come mostly from the United States (4), the Austrian Empire (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Unger

Unger 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 Unger?: 14,738 people in the United States had the surname Unger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,949 Americans. It ranked 2,449th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Unger?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Unger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Unger?: Billy Unger, American actor, followed by Franz Unger.
Where is the surname Unger most common?: Wikidata records people named Unger in the United States, the Austrian Empire and Brazil and 1 other country.
Is the surname Unger getting more or less common?: More common. 14,668 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,738 in 2010, up 0.5%.