Explore the Family Name Ulbrich

The meaning of Ulbrich

German: 1. from a Saxon and Silesian dialect form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed of the elements odal ‘inherited property’ + berht ‘bright, famous’. 2. in some cases a dialect form of Albrecht. Some characteristic forenames: German Konrad, Klaus, Kurt, Lothar, Wolfgang, Erhard, Erwin, Georg, Gerhard, Hans Peter, Heinz, Horst.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ulbrich has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 23,372nd and by 2010 it moved slightly down the list to 23,532nd, a minor change of -0.68%. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of people named Ulbrich increased by 6.31%, from 1,015 in 2000 to 1,079 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, there was a marginal decline of -2.63%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,372	#23,532	-0.68%
Count	1,015	1,079	6.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.37	-2.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ulbrich

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of people with the surname Ulbrich identify as White, with percentages of 95.96% in 2000 and 95.55% in 2010, slightly decreasing by -0.43% over the decade. There have been small increases in those identifying as Hispanic (from 2.17% in 2000 to 2.22% in 2010) and those claiming two or more races (from 1.18% in 2000 to 1.30% in 2010). The data recorded a new identification with Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity in 2010 at 0.74%, which wasn't present in the 2000 census. No individuals with this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.96%	95.55%	-0.43%
Hispanic	2.17%	2.22%	2.3%
Two or More Races	1.18%	1.3%	10.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.74%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%