Explore the Family Name Uhlig

The meaning of Uhlig

German: variant of Ulrich. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Gerhard, Hans, Wolfgang, Arno, Gerhart, Grete, Guenther, Gunther, Helmut, Rainer, Reiner.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Uhlig has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 20,138 in terms of popularity, falling to 21,413 in 2010 - a drop of 6.33%. The number of people with this last name also decreased marginally from 1,231 in 2000 to 1,221 in 2010, representing a small decrease of 0.81%. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the occurrence of the surname Uhlig fell by 10.87%, from 0.46 in 2000 to 0.41 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,138	#21,413	-6.33%
Count	1,231	1,221	-0.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.41	-10.87%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Uhlig

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the name Uhlig, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals carrying this surname identify as White, with a slight increase from 94.8% in 2000 to 94.84% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively stable, seeing a small increase of 1.37% over the decade. There was also a noticeable rise in people with this surname identifying as having two or more ethnicities, increasing by 11.69%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Hispanic individuals with the surname Uhlig rose marginally by 4.85%. The data for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed for privacy in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.8%	94.84%	0.04%
Hispanic	2.27%	2.38%	4.85%
Two or More Races	1.54%	1.72%	11.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.73%	0.74%	1.37%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%