Explore the Family Name Ullom

The meaning of Ullom

Americanized form of German Ulm.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ullom has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Ullom was ranked as the 17,436th most popular surname, a rank which fell slightly to 17,551 by 2010, signifying a change of -0.66%. However, despite this dip in rank, the number of people bearing the Ullom surname increased over the decade, rising from 1,491 in 2000 to 1,603 in 2010, marking a 7.51% increase. Yet, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained quite steady, dropping only slightly from 0.55 to 0.54.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,436	#17,551	-0.66%
Count	1,491	1,603	7.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.54	-1.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ullom

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows an interesting shift in the ethnic breakdown associated with the Ullom surname from 2000 to 2010. The greatest percentage of individuals with the Ullom name identified as White, though this proportion slightly decreased from 96.18% in 2000 to 95.13% in 2010. More notable changes were seen among other ethnic identities. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.34% to 0.75%) and Two or more races (from 1.27% to 1.81%). Those identifying as Hispanic also saw an increase, moving from 1.01% in 2000 to 1.37% in 2010. Conversely, the proportion of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased substantially, dropping from 0.80% in 2000 to 0.37% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.18%	95.13%	-1.09%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.81%	42.52%
Hispanic	1.01%	1.37%	35.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.34%	0.75%	120.59%
Black	0.4%	0.56%	40%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.8%	0.37%	-53.75%