Uncles Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Uncles Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the uncle'; compare Cousin and Neave. Uncles doubtless represents the patronymic or genitive s, as in Williams, Jones, Neaves, &c.

John le Uncle, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Unkle, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Uncles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:2,517,076153,460
England1231:452,99229,924
New Zealand751:60,3789,390
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Wales121:257,87814,969
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Uncles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the uncle'; compare Cousin and Neave. Uncles doubtless represents the patronymic or genitive s, as in Williams, Jones, Neaves, &c.

John le Uncle, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Unkle, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Robert Unkle. Rolls of Parliament.

'Lease to Thomas Unkle of a wood within the Manor of Bolynbroke, Nov. 30, 1485': Materials for History Henry VII.

Married — John Lucas and Jone Unkulles: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1557. — John Clyffe and Jone Unckell: ibid.

1607. John Uncle, Sussex: Register of the University of Oxford.

1670. Baptised — Margarett, d. John Uncle: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1792. Married — Thomas Uncle and Louisa Maria Noble: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) Uncle’s (Son) [Middle English uncle, unkle; French oncle; Latin avun- cul-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Uncles Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Uncles Come From? nationality or country of origin

Uncles is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Uncles click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uncles? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 727,600th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. Uncles occurs mostly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Uncles are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Uncles is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 2,517,076. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent live, Maryland, where 21 percent live and Utah, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States Uncles is found in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent live and New Zealand, where 19 percent live.

Uncles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Uncles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Uncles surname increased 313 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Uncles Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Uncles surname are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Uncles earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.97% less than the national average, earning $37,553 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $51,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unckles9216/
Uncless920/
Uncle91293/
Unckless8610/
Unkles83210/
Unclez8386/
Auncle831/
Uncler831/
Guncle831/
Euncls830/
Unckle830/
Gunckle7779/
Huncley772/
Unckley772/
Humcles771/
Hunckle771/
Huncler770/
Unkless770/
Unkle73229/
Oncle73108/
Uncla732/
Uncly731/
Hunckler71378/
Hunckley712/
Gunkle67205/
Unkels6725/
Oncley6720/
Hunkle6718/
Unkler672/
Unslss671/
Ungels670/

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