Explore the Family Name Uhler

The meaning of Uhler

German: patronymic from an ancient Germanic compound personal name beginning with odal ‘inherited property’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Uhler saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Uhler was ranked 16,489th in terms of the most popular surnames, but it fell to 17,331st by 2010, indicating a 5.11% decrease in rank. However, despite this slip in popularity ranking, the count of individuals with the Uhler surname actually increased from 1,605 in 2000 to 1,631 in 2010, representing a 1.62% rise. The proportion per 100k people also decreased slightly, from 0.59 in 2000 to 0.55 in 2010, a drop of 6.78%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,489	#17,331	-5.11%
Count	1,605	1,631	1.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.55	-6.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Uhler

Shifting focus to the ethnic identity associated with the Uhler surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there has been some significant changes in the last decade. White remains the predominant ethnicity, although it decreased slightly from 96.39% in 2000 to 95.10% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, almost doubling from 1.18% in 2000 to 2.33% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 24.69%, from 0.81% in 2000 to 0.61% in 2010, while those identifying with two or more races increased by 47% over the same period. The data for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained constant, with no recorded individuals identifying with these ethnicities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.39%	95.1%	-1.34%
Hispanic	1.18%	2.33%	97.46%
Two or More Races	1%	1.47%	47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	0.61%	-24.69%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%