Ulrich is used as a family name or surname in Switzerland, Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ulrich
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Switzerland, Germany
Meaning:

Descendant of Ulrich meaning "wolf, rule".

Form of Ullrich. Descendant of Ulrich meaning "wolf, rule".

How popular is Ulrich?

Ulrich is common in Germany, United States, Switzerland, France, Chad, Brazil, Austria, Argentina, Ethiopia, Canada, Czechia, Hungary, Denmark, Poland, Australia, Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, England.

Ulrich is ranked 6646 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ulrich bearers increased by 0.56 per cent in 2010 US census to 16668 since 2000, the surname slipped by 174 spots and ranked at 2180. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.12 96.51
Hispanic or Latino 2.38 1.37
Others 1.15 0.92
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.58 0.46
Black 0.43 0.41
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.35 0.33
Ulrich is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Switzerland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 85051 person has been found who wears Ulrich as their family name. Ulrich is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Ulrich:
199 Germany35,900
1,957 United States23,483
Countries with thousands of Ulrich:
139 Switzerland5,018
2,565 France3,010
869 Chad2,311
3,656 Brazil2,200
429 Austria2,071
2,044 Argentina1,744
6,165 Ethiopia1,610
3,799 Canada1,274
1,337 Czechia1,060
Countries with hundreds of Ulrich:
1,139 Hungary993
626 Denmark823
10,634 Poland561
6,309 Australia532
5,987 Netherlands473
2,481 Portugal245
24,757 South Africa224
23,605 England177
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,466 Dominican Republic100
11,195 Slovakia92
8,035 Sweden88
26,266 Spain87
133,417 Thailand85
121,498 Russia75
17,324 Mexico73
25,610 Romania72
12,412 New Zealand51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
29,441 Belgium49
14,714 Croatia48
79,532 Italy43
10,051 Ecuador39
17,684 Norway37
14,561 Venezuela32
2,723 New Caledonia26
5,175 Luxembourg20
170,869 Philippines20
11,581 Wales18
3,169 Costa Rica16
16,699 Uruguay16
24,061 United Arab Emirates14
18,211 Singapore13
92,157 Cameroon12
19,471 Estonia12
35,802 Ivory Coast12
26,891 Qatar12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
27,489 Chile10
54,095 Benin8
8,933 China8
488,268 Indonesia8
62,476 Israel8
23,443 Scotland8
139,182 Turkey7
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Peter Ulrich worked as farmer and hailed from Baden. 19 years old embarked for New York from Havre on Cardine Tucker and arrived on June 22, 1852. Andreas Ulrich (43) Farmer, 63 years old Barbara Ulrich, Cathar. Ulrich, aged 19, 24 years old Af. Ulrich, Anna Ulrich (38), 14 years old Frederica Ulrich, 48 years old Ga. Ulrich, Tusnelda Ulrich, aged 5, and 1834 other Ulrich around 43.03% of whom were farmer while others worked as miller and boot &, shoe maker, miner, laborer, joiner, doctor, merchant, weaver, sailor, servant, cultivator, blacksmith, bricklayer, farmer and mechanic, smith, shoemaker, teacher, daughter, tanner, dressmaker, tailor, stone cutter, mechanic, grocer, musician, brewer, clerk, cooper, baker, mason, butcher, carpenter, gardener, locksmith, spinster, waiter, painter, tinsmith, cook, barber, saddler, watchmaker, engineer, agriculturist migrated to US from Antwerp, Havre and Bremen.

Ulrich Namesakes

  • Richard Ulrich, German board game designer
  • Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, American historian of early America and the history of women and a professor at Harvard University
  • Edward Oscar Ulrich, invertebrate paleontologist specializing
  • Brian Ulrich, American photographer
  • Martin Ulrich, retired Austrian ice hockey defenceman
  • Eugene Ulrich, U.S. doctor and the John A. O'Brien Professor of Hebrew Scripture and Theology
  • Lars Ulrich, Danish musician, songwriter, actor
  • Skeet Ulrich, American actor
  • Torben Ulrich, Danish writer, musician, filmmaker, painter
  • Bob Ulrich, former chief executive officer and chairman of the Target Corporation
  • Shari Ulrich, Canadian/American musician and songwriter
  • Kim Johnston Ulrich, American actress
  • D. K. Ulrich, former driver/owner
  • Thomas Ulrich, German former professional boxer
  • Marshall Ulrich, American ultramarathon runner
  • Matt Ulrich, former American football offensive guard for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League
  • Joe Ulrich, retired U.S. soccer defender
  • Jing Ulrich, managing director and vice chairman of Asia Pacific at JPMorgan Chase
  • Chuck Ulrich, Charles "Chuck" Ulrich, Jr
  • Dave Ulrich, university professor, author, speaker

Ulrich Namesakes

  • Richard Ulrich, German board game designer
  • Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, American historian of early America and the history of women and a professor at Harvard University
  • Edward Oscar Ulrich, invertebrate paleontologist specializing
  • Brian Ulrich, American photographer
  • Martin Ulrich, retired Austrian ice hockey defenceman
  • Eugene Ulrich, U.S. doctor and the John A. O'Brien Professor of Hebrew Scripture and Theology
  • Lars Ulrich, Danish musician, songwriter, actor
  • Skeet Ulrich, American actor
  • Torben Ulrich, Danish writer, musician, filmmaker, painter
  • Bob Ulrich, former chief executive officer and chairman of the Target Corporation
  • Shari Ulrich, Canadian/American musician and songwriter
  • Kim Johnston Ulrich, American actress
  • D. K. Ulrich, former driver/owner
  • Thomas Ulrich, German former professional boxer
  • Marshall Ulrich, American ultramarathon runner
  • Matt Ulrich, former American football offensive guard for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League
  • Joe Ulrich, retired U.S. soccer defender
  • Jing Ulrich, managing director and vice chairman of Asia Pacific at JPMorgan Chase
  • Chuck Ulrich, Charles "Chuck" Ulrich, Jr
  • Dave Ulrich, university professor, author, speaker

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