Explore the Family Name Umberger

The meaning of Umberger

German: topographic or habitational name of unexplained origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Umberger has seen a slight decline between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Umberger ranked 12,598 in terms of most common surnames but fell to 13,569 by 2010, which is a decrease of about 7.71%. Additionally, the count of people with the Umberger surname dropped slightly from 2,255 in 2000 to 2,235 in 2010, indicating a drop of 0.89%. Furthermore, the proportion of people per 100,000 with the Umberger surname also decreased from 0.84 in 2000 to 0.76 in 2010, marking a decrease of 9.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,598	#13,569	-7.71%
Count	2,255	2,235	-0.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.84	0.76	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Umberger

Turning to the ethnicity of those with the surname Umberger, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decrease of 0.83% over that decade. The number of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased significantly from 0.31% in 2000 to 0.54% in 2010, marking an increase of 74.19%. There was also a minor increase in the percentage of Umbergers who identify as belonging to two or more races and those who identify as American Indian and Alaskan Native. Interestingly, while no one with the Umberger surname identified as Hispanic or Black in 2000, by 2010 there were individuals who identified as such, accounting for 0.63% and 0.22% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.36%	97.54%	-0.83%
Two or More Races	0.75%	0.76%	1.33%
Hispanic	0%	0.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0.54%	74.19%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.27%	0.31%	14.81%
Black	0%	0.22%	0%