Ullmer Surname

270,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Ullmer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ulmar' or Wulmar; v. Woolmer for early English instances of this personal name.

1578. Johann Rodolph Ulmerus (Zurich): Register of the University of Oxford.

1768.

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Ullmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6111:593,22248,399
Germany5951:135,30316,470
England931:599,11935,891
France611:1,088,897118,069
Austria381:224,09027,245
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1101:456,53332,843

Ullmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ulmar' or Wulmar; v. Woolmer for early English instances of this personal name.

1578. Johann Rodolph Ulmerus (Zurich): Register of the University of Oxford.

1768. Married — Matthew Frederick Ullmer and Susanna Collins: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) 1 for the Old Norse Ulfmœrr = Anglo-Saxon Wulfmœr, i.e. Wolf- Famed [Old Norse mœrr = Old English mœre, famous, glorious] 2 the Old Teutonic Ulmar, Ulmer = Owl- Famed [O.H.Ger. úla, úwila = Old English úle (Dutch uil), owl + O.H.Ger. and Old Saxon mári-Old English mœre, famous, etc.] Ulmer and Ulfmer (common) are the Domesday-Bk, forms.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Ulmer; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ullmer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ullmer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ullmer is found most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ullmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 270,292nd most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 5,050,274 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Ullmer reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 45 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Ullmer is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 611 people, or 1 in 593,222. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 32 percent reside, Ohio, where 13 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 41 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Ullmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ullmer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 555 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 245 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ullmer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ullmer surname are 26.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ullmer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $44,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $46,517 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ullmert929/
Gullmer923/
Hullmer920/
Ulmer9121,622/
Illmer831,434/
Hulmer83133/
Gulmer8344/
Uhlmer8322/
Ulmert8316/
Ollmer8316/
Gullme8315/
Aulmer834/
Eulmer832/
Ulmerz831/
Ulmere831/
Ullmyr831/
Ulmier830/
Oulmer830/
Ulme80138/
Hillmer773,468/
Hollmer77331/
Gulmeer7730/
Illmmer776/
Gaulmer772/
Gulmehr772/
Utellme771/
Ollmier770/
Hulme7316,623/
Ilmer731,009/
Olmer73536/
Ulmet73275/
Gulme7344/
Ulmes7344/
Ulmre7312/
Ulmér734/
Ulmed732/
Ulmeh732/
Ullma732/
Ulmee731/
Aulme731/
Ulmey730/
Hollmier7112/
Hillmeir717/
Ulmerová715/
Ulmerova713/
Houlmeur711/
Hilmer674,459/
Holmer673,896/
Gulmir671,023/
Hulmes67929/
Oulmir67375/
Oulmes67207/
Gaulme6780/
Đulmez6769/
Olmier6742/
Goulme6713/
Ulmhed679/
Haulme675/
Oulmyr674/
Houlme672/
Jilmer672/
Uulmäe671/
Hulmee671/
Ilmmer671/
Hollme671/
Oelmer671/
Hulmet671/
Oulmed671/
Aullma670/

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