The Ulrich surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,668 people carried this name — #2,180 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 16,575 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Ulrich surname
Variant of Ullrich.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ulrich» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
3,825 people named Ulrich live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Schwyz.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,674 people named Ulrich 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 Entre Ríos.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,577 people named Ulrich.
66 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 59 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
284 people named Ulrich have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 504 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
91 people named Ulrich is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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).
In print
Ulrich in American newspapers,
1886–1938.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 72,866 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ulrich,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Caspar Ulrich 1705–1768 · parson -
Johann August Heinrich Ulrich 1746–1813 · university teacher -
Hans Jacob Ulrich 1798–1877 · painter -
Melchior Ulrich 1802–1893 · theologian -
Leon Ulrich 1811–1885 · translator
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 162 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ulrich.
- Ullmann 1,034 · U.S. census
- Ulloa 13,133 · U.S. census
- Ullrich 3,592 · U.S. census
- Ulm 1,658 · U.S. census
- Ulman 1,349 · U.S. census
- Ulmer 8,165 · U.S. census
- Ulysse 1,442 · U.S. census
- Umbdenstock 143 · U.S. census
- Unal 273 · U.S. census
- Ung 4,519 · U.S. census
- Unger 14,738 · U.S. census
- Ungerer 523 · U.S. census
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