Explore the Family Name Utech

The meaning of Utech

German: 1. of Slavic origin, from a short form of a name based on Old Slavic utěha ‘comfort, consolation’. 2. from Middle Low German ūt-echtisch ‘outsider’, a term denoting someone who was not a member of a particular guild. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Friedrich, Klaus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Utech' saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 36,463, but by 2010 it had slipped down to 37,899, marking a change of -3.94 in rank. However, the actual count of people with the surname 'Utech' increased slightly from 579 in 2000 to 586 in 2010, a change of 1.21. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 dropped by -4.76, from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.20 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,463	#37,899	-3.94%
Count	579	586	1.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Utech

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of those with the 'Utech' surname identified as White in both the 2000 and 2010 decennial U.S. Censuses. However, there was a slight decline over this period, with the percentage falling from 96.89 in 2000 to 94.54 in 2010. A modest increase was noted in the Hispanic population, growing from 2.07 in 2000 to 2.73 in 2010. Interestingly, the 2010 census also showed that 2.05 of those with the 'Utech' surname identified as being of two or more races, which wasn't recorded in the 2000 census. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	94.54%	-2.43%
Hispanic	2.07%	2.73%	31.88%
Two or More Races	0%	2.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%