Explore the Family Name Uglow

The meaning of Uglow

English (Devon and Cornwall): possibly a habitational name from an English-language placename ending in hlǣw ‘mound’, with an Old English personal name as its first element, as in the placenames Ugborough and Ugbrook (both Devon). However, no suitable place with such a name has been identified. Attempts to give this surname a Cornish-language etymology are also untenable.

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How common is the last name Uglow in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Uglow saw a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 82,691 to 83,226, representing a change of -0.65%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 6.6% during the same period, growing from 212 to 226 individuals. The proportion per 100k remained constant at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,691	#83,226	-0.65%
Count	212	226	6.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Uglow

In terms of ethnicity, the Uglow surname shows variation between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to zero in 2010 from 2.36% in 2000. Those identifying with two or more races increased by roughly 25%, going up from 4.25% to 5.31%. The majority of people with the surname Uglow identified as White, with a negligible decrease of 0.27% over the decade, from 89.62% to 89.38%. The Hispanic representation also increased slightly from 3.77% to 3.98%. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.62%	89.38%	-0.27%
Two or More Races	4.25%	5.31%	24.94%
Hispanic	3.77%	3.98%	5.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.36%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%