Explore the Family Name Gulich

The meaning of Gulich

1. Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Gulić and Slovenian Gulič: probably a nickname from a derivative of guliti ‘to flay, to skin’ and ‘to chafe, to rub’. Alternatively, a nickname derived from gol ‘beardless’, also ‘naked’ (see Golic). Compare Gulick and Gulli. 2. Germanized form of Sorbian Gólik: derivative of Lower Sorbian góły ‘bald, beardless’, applied as a nickname for a bald or clean-shaven man. 3. German (Gülich): variant of Jülich (see Julich), a habitational name from Jülich in North Rhine-Westphalia (see also Guelker). Compare Gulick.

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How common is the last name Gulich in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Gulich" decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 97,848 in terms of popularity; however, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 123,796 — a decrease of 26.52%. Likewise, the total count of people with this surname also decreased from 172 in 2000 to 139 in 2010, a decline of 19.19%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k individuals also saw a decrease of 16.67% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#97,848	#123,796	-26.52%
Count	172	139	-19.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gulich

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the vast majority of individuals with the surname "Gulich" identified as White. In 2000, 98.26% of individuals with this surname identified as White, with this percentage decreasing slightly to 96.40% by 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.26%	96.4%	-1.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%