Explore the Family Name Umland

The meaning of Umland

North German: topographic name for a shipowner or mariner who traveled between the Dutch and the Baltic ports, skirting round Skagen in order to do so, Middle Low German umlandes(varer); alternatively, from Middle Low German um(me) lant ‘across the country, to and fro’, a nickname for someone who moved around. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto.

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

The surname Umland, based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has been ranked 28,256th in terms of popularity in 2000 and moved to the 29,986th spot in 2010. This shift represents a decrease in popularity by 6.12%. The count of people with this surname also slightly decreased from 797 in 2000 to 783 in 2010, marking a drop of 1.76%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people went down by 10%, dipping from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,256	#29,986	-6.12%
Count	797	783	-1.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.27	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Umland

Regarding the ethnicity distribution, the Umland surname is predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 97.11% of individuals with this surname identified as White, which slightly decreased to 95.91% in 2010. Hispanic representation among those with this surname grew by 60.93% during the same period, from 1.51% to 2.43%. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also increased from 0.63% to 0.89%. However, there were no individuals with the surname Umland who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.11%	95.91%	-1.24%
Hispanic	1.51%	2.43%	60.93%
Two or More Races	0.63%	0.89%	41.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%