Ungar Surname History

Origins Available:
Czech
Germany
Israel

Etymology of Ungar

What does the name Ungar mean?

As a Jewish name, Ungar comes from the Yiddish word "Ungern," which means someone from Hungary, and as such is a geographical location name. It has also been suggested that Ungar may sometimes have been a nickname for someone who was involved in trade with Hungary. The name Ungar is also a German and Czech name.

Ungar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ungarer, Ungare, Ungar, Unger, Hunger, Hungar, Ungars, Ungerer, Ungerman, Ungerland, Ungers, Ungerson and many more.

Ungar Ranking

the United States, the name Ungar is the 16,303^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Ungar migration to the United States +

Ungar Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Michael Ungar, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 2
Johann Friedrich Ungar, who settled in Philadelphia in 1753
Joh Friederich Ungar, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 2
Andreas Ungar, who landed in New York, NY in 1782 2
Johann Ungar, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1794 2

Ungar Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rebecca Ungar, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Ungar migration to Australia +

Ungar Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Carl Friedrich August Ungar, aged 23, a teacher, who arrived in South Australia in 1847 aboard the ship "Gellert" 3
Urbin Ungar, a clerk, who arrived in South Australia in 1848 aboard the ship "Alfred" 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Ungar (post 1700) +

Gary Ungar, American producer, film maker and Academy Award winner for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) GELLERT 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Gellert.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) ALFRED 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Alfred.htm