Ulmer Surname

24,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Ulmer 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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Ulmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,2111:32,3314,036
Germany6,8721:11,7151,502
Canada1,1871:31,0414,041
France5101:130,24119,889
Switzerland4451:18,4563,025
Austria3961:21,5043,371
Brazil1411:1,518,25850,663
Hungary1311:74,9337,599
Poland861:441,96245,671
Ukraine821:555,15562,025
Denmark821:68,8386,869
Australia761:355,20729,862
Israel761:112,60012,624
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Romania441:456,31535,605
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
England161:3,482,379114,324
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9691:25,5053,151

The alternate forms: Ulmér (4) are calculated separately.

Ulmer (278) may also be a first name.

Ulmer 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

An ancient personal name, occurring in Domesday in the various forms of Ulmarus, Ulmerus, and Ulmar.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Allmer, all famous, renowned. Ollmor, Welsh, the whole sea.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Ulmer Last Name Facts

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

Ulmer (Arabic: اولمر, Russian: Ульмер) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Ulmér. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 24,956th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 337,043 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Ulmer reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 532,586th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 278 people.

The surname Ulmer is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 11,211 people, or 1 in 32,331. In The United States Ulmer is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 7 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Ulmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ulmer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ulmer last name expanded 569 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ulmer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ulmer last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Catholic (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ulmer last name are 16.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ulmer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning $41,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.53% more than the national average, earning $51,439 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ulmér934/
Ullmer911,443/
Hulmer91133/
Gulmer9144/
Uhlmer9122/
Ulmert9116/
Aulmer914/
Eulmer912/
Ulmere911/
Ulmerz911/
Oulmer910/
Ulmier910/
Ulme89138/
Gulmeer8330/
Ullmert839/
Gullmer833/
Gulmehr832/
Gaulmer832/
Hullmer830/
Hulme8016,623/
Ilmer801,009/
Olmer80536/
Ulmet80275/
Gulme8044/
Ulmes8044/
Ulmre8012/
Ulmeh802/
Ulmed802/
Aulme801/
Ulmee801/
Ulmey800/
Ulmerová775/
Ulmerova773/
Houlmeur771/
Hilmer734,459/
Holmer733,896/
Illmer731,434/
Gulmir731,023/
Hulmes73929/
Oulmir73375/
Oulmes73207/
Gaulme7380/
Đulmez7369/
Olmier7342/
Ollmer7316/
Gullme7315/
Goulme7313/
Ulmhed739/
Haulme735/
Oulmyr734/
Jilmer732/
Houlme732/
Oulmed731/
Uulmäe731/
Ullmyr731/
Hulmet731/
Oelmer731/
Ilmmer731/
Hulmee731/
Hillmer673,468/
Ulma67754/
Ulmi67426/
Hollmer67331/
Olme67125/
Hoelmer6798/
Holmear6717/
Olhmeir679/
Ulmehed676/
Illmmer676/
Gulmair675/
Uhlmayr672/
Olhmier671/
Hulmeth671/
Utellme671/
Auselme671/
Hilmmer671/
Goulmey671/
Hilmier670/
Holmier670/
Hoolmer670/
Ollmier670/

Ulmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ulmer in the Russian language
Ульмерulmer-
Ulmer in the Arabic language
اولمرawlmr-

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Ulmer Reference & Research

Ulmer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Ulmer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ulmer
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