Find out how popular the last name Uhrich is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Uhrich.

Uhrich, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Uhrich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Uhrich in America

Uhrich is the 20116th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Uhrich surname appeared 1,328 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Uhrich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Uhrich to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Uhrich

The surname Uhrich has its origins in Germany and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "Urich," which was a variant of the personal name "Ulrich." This name was popularized by Saint Ulrich, the 10th-century Bishop of Augsburg, who was known for his piety and charitable works.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Uhrich surname can be found in the records of the town of Wittenberg, where a certain Hans Uhrich was mentioned in 1562. The name also appears in various church registers and municipal documents from the 16th and 17th centuries in regions such as Saxony, Bavaria, and the Rhineland.

Historically, the Uhrich name was associated with several notable individuals. One such person was Johann Georg Uhrich (1633-1712), a German composer and Kapellmeister who served at the court of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Another was Johann Gottfried Uhrich (1719-1781), a German theologian and author who wrote extensively on Christian doctrines and ethics.

In the 19th century, the Uhrich surname gained prominence through the achievements of individuals like Karl Uhrich (1815-1891), a German-American businessman and philanthropist who made significant contributions to the development of Cincinnati, Ohio. Another notable figure was Friedrich Uhrich (1846-1920), a German architect known for his work on various public buildings and churches in the city of Darmstadt.

The name Uhrich has also been associated with several places and geographic features. For instance, there is a small village called Uhrich in the Bas-Rhin region of France, which likely derived its name from an early settler with the same surname. Additionally, there is an Uhrichsville in Ohio, United States, named after the Uhrich family who were among the earliest settlers in the area.

Other notable individuals with the Uhrich surname include Johann Friedrich Uhrich (1749-1810), a German theologian and author; August Uhrich (1797-1858), a German jurist and legal scholar; and Karl Uhrich (1871-1945), a German artist and painter known for his landscape and genre works.

Overall, the surname Uhrich has a rich history that can be traced back to its German roots and has been associated with various notable figures across different fields throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Uhrich

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Uhrich.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Uhrich was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Uhrich has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Uhrich was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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