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

Ullrich, 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 Ullrich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ullrich in America

Ullrich is the 9093rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ullrich surname appeared 3,592 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Ullrich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ullrich 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 Ullrich

The surname Ullrich is of German origin, and it can be traced back to the Middle Ages. The name is believed to have derived from the Germanic personal name Ulrich, which is composed of the elements "uodal" meaning "heritage" or "ancestry" and "ric" meaning "powerful" or "ruler." This name was popular among German nobility and aristocracy during the medieval period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ullrich can be found in the Codex Traditionum Corbeiensium, a 9th-century manuscript from the Abbey of Corvey in Westphalia. This document mentions an individual named Ulrich who was a landowner in the region.

The Ullrich surname is also mentioned in the Monasterium Admuntense, a 12th-century cartulary from the Admontese Abbey in Styria, Austria. This document records a donation made by a person named Ullrich von Stein in the year 1142.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the name Ullrich appeared in various historical records across different regions of Germany. For example, in 1295, a man named Ulricus Ullrich was recorded as a citizen of Nuremberg. Additionally, in 1367, a certain Heinricus Ullrich was mentioned as a landowner in the town of Lübeck.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname Ullrich was Johann Ullrich (c. 1460 - c. 1520), a German humanist scholar and poet who lived during the Renaissance period. He was known for his Latin writings and poems.

Another prominent figure was Johann Ulrich von Wurttemberg (1487 - 1550), who was a Duke of Württemberg and a staunch supporter of the Protestant Reformation. He played a significant role in the introduction of Protestantism in his duchy.

In the 17th century, Johann Jakob Ullrich (1623 - 1688) was a German mathematician and astronomer. He made contributions to the study of comets and published several works on astronomy.

During the 18th century, Johann Christoph Ullrich (1714 - 1779) was a German composer and organist who lived and worked in Saxony. He is known for his compositions for the organ and other church music.

In the 19th century, Johann Karl Ullrich (1825 - 1895) was a German painter and illustrator. He was particularly known for his illustrations of fairy tales and children's books.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ullrich

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

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 Ullrich 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 Ullrich 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 Ullrich was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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