Explore the Family Name Umlauf

The meaning of Umlauf

German: occupational name for a policeman in a town or city, from Middle High German umbe laufen ‘to make the rounds’. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Gerhardt, Kurt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Umlauf has seen some shifts in popularity over the years. In 2000, the Umlauf name ranked 33,876 in prevalence, dropping slightly to rank 35,246 by 2010. This represents a modest decline of 4.04%. Despite this dip in rank, the actual count of people with the Umlauf surname increased from 634 to 639 during the same period, an uptick of 0.79%. However, when viewed as a proportion of every 100k people, there was a decrease of 8.33%, going from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,876	#35,246	-4.04%
Count	634	639	0.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Umlauf

The ethnicity of those bearing the surname Umlauf also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Umlaufs identifying as White declined slightly from 97.95% to 93.58%. Simultaneously, representation among Hispanics grew significantly from just 0.95% in 2000 to 3.44% in 2010, marking a substantial increase of 262.11%. Additionally, while no Umlaufs identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races in 2000, by 2010 these groups made up 0.78% and 1.41% of the Umlauf population respectively. There was no recorded change in the percentage of Umlaufs identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.95%	93.58%	-4.46%
Hispanic	0.95%	3.44%	262.11%
Two or More Races	0%	1.41%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.78%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%