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

Ulrickson, 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 Ulrickson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ulrickson in America

Ulrickson is the 103181st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ulrickson surname appeared 174 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 Ulrickson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ulrickson 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 Ulrickson

The surname Ulrickson originated in Sweden during the medieval period. It is a patronymic surname derived from the male given name Ulrik, which is the Swedish form of the Germanic name Ulrich, meaning "prosperous wolf." The -son suffix denotes "son of."

Ulrickson was initially found in central and southern Sweden, particularly in the regions of Småland, Västergötland, and Östergötland. Historical records from the 14th and 15th centuries show variations in spelling, such as Ulfriksson, Ulriksson, and Ulrichsson.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Nils Ulrickson, a landowner mentioned in the Östergötland County records from the late 1400s. Another notable individual was Knut Ulrickson, a merchant from Kalmar who was recorded in the city's trade archives in the early 1500s.

The Ulrickson name appears in the Swedish church records from the 16th century onwards. Notable individuals include Johan Ulrickson (1578-1642), a priest and theologian from Västerås, and Kristina Ulrickson (1632-1701), a landowner and philanthropist from Jönköping.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the name was found across southern Sweden, with concentrations in the provinces of Småland, Skåne, and Blekinge. Prominent figures from this period include Anders Ulrickson (1673-1738), a military officer who served in the Great Northern War, and Erik Ulrickson (1712-1781), a merchant and shipowner from Malmö.

As Swedish emigration to North America increased in the 19th century, many individuals with the surname Ulrickson settled in the United States and Canada. Notable Ulricksons from this period include Johan Ulrickson (1812-1887), a farmer and pioneer from Småland who settled in Minnesota, and Nils Ulrickson (1836-1902), a businessman and community leader from Skåne who established himself in Chicago.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ulrickson

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

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

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