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The Erlich surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 765 people carried this name — #30,509 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 384,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 774 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 169 people named Erlich live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 85
Buenos Aires Province 65
Entre Ríos 19

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

140 people named Erlich have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 311 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Pomeranian 50
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 43
West Pomeranian 31
Masovian 10
Silesian 4
Łódź 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named Erlich.

27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Paris 18
Oise 6
Nord 5
Pas-de-Calais 4
Meurthe-et-Moselle 3
Territoire de Belfort 3
Haut-Rhin 2
Tarn-et-Garonne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 56 people named Erlich live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Limburg 56

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

20 people named Erlich is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 20

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Who carried it

People named Erlich,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jean Erlich
    Jean Erlich 1884–1965 · politician
  • John Erlich 1401–1516 · politician
  • Asher Erlich 1878–1952 · educator
  • Marta Erlich 1878–1963 · pediatrician
  • Saloméa Erlich 1891–1992
  • Alois Erlich 1895– · deacon

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).

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