Ulph Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ulph Surname Definition:

Bapt 'the son of Ulf,' a favourite personal name at the time of the Conquest and for a century onward; v. Wolff (v. Yonge). (a) Local, 'of Ulph,' a parish in the the Diocese of Norwich.

Ulph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2661:209,46618,018
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland81:669,22723,443
United States81:45,307,367917,113
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:112,84910,987
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Ulph Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bapt 'the son of Ulf,' a favourite personal name at the time of the Conquest and for a century onward; v. Wolff (v. Yonge). (a) Local, 'of Ulph,' a parish in the the Diocese of Norwich.

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

(Scandinavian) the Old Norse Ulf-r (mod. Norwegian Ulf, Ulv) = Wolf.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Scandinavian form of Wolf.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Ulfarr or Ulfr; from the Frisian, Ulferd; in the Domesday Book, Ulf, Ulfere, Ulfi; from the German, Uhl, Uhlfig, Ulfert; a personal name.

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

Ulph Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ulph occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ulph? popularity and diffusion

Ulph is the 802,733rd most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The last name Ulph is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Ulph are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 209,466. In England Ulph is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 12 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Ulph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ulph has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ulph last name increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ulph Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ulph earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $47,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aulph89131/
Gulph890/
Ulp86229/
Ulh8617/
Ulhe75791/
Ullh75397/
ul H75332/
Ulpe75239/
Gulh75176/
Olph7538/
Gulp7518/
Eulh756/
Oulh755/
Ulht755/
Hulp753/
Ulth753/
Uhlh752/
Ulwh752/
Ulps752/
Ulhs752/
Aulp752/
Ulwp751/
Hulh751/
Uslh751/
Eulp751/
Oulp751/
Ulhb751/
Ulhh751/
Ulhz751/
Ulvp751/
Uilp751/
Ujlh751/
Uylp751/
Aulh751/
Ilph751/
Ulhl750/
Ul679,942/
Hulpe67527/
Gaulp678/
Aullh678/
Gulhh675/
ul Hs674/
Ullhs672/
Hulhe672/
Goulp672/
Huylh671/
Hulps671/
Ollph671/
Ullhd671/
Gullh671/
Ulllh671/
Ulldh671/
Ullhe671/
Hulpz671/
Eullh671/
Gaulh671/
Utlep670/
Hilph670/

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Ulph Reference & Research

Ulph One-name Study - A profile of the Ulph surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Ulph 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 Ulph
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