Explore the Family Name Urich

The meaning of Urich

1. German: variant of Ulrich. 2. English: probably from the Old English personal name Wulfrīc (see Wooldridge). 3. Scottish: shortened form of McUrich, itself an Anglicized form (with loss of the internal fricative) of Gaelic Mac Íomhair ‘son of Íomhar’, Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Ívarr (see Iversen). 4. Americanized form of Croatian Jurić, Slovenian and Slovak Jurič (see Juric). Compare Yurich.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Urich ranked 16,463 in popularity in 2000 and fell to 18,128 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 10.11%. Additionally, the number of individuals with the Urich surname also reduced from 1,608 in 2000 to 1,536 in 2010, marking a decline of 4.48%. The proportion of people bearing this last name per 100,000 also decreased by 13.33% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,463	#18,128	-10.11%
Count	1,608	1,536	-4.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.52	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Urich

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that in 2010, a significant majority of individuals with the surname Urich identified as White at 93.88%, which indicated a marginal increase from 93.78% in 2000. People identifying as Hispanic made up 2.86% of the Urich population in 2010, rising dramatically from 1.49% in 2000. A smaller portion identified as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.46%), two or more races (1.37%), and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.72%). It's worth noting that those identifying as Black saw a substantial decrease from 1.37% in 2000 to 0.72% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.78%	93.88%	0.11%
Hispanic	1.49%	2.86%	91.95%
Two or More Races	2.18%	1.37%	-37.16%
Black	1.37%	0.72%	-47.45%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.68%	0.72%	5.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.46%	-8%