How common is the surname Ehrlich?

6,031 people in the United States had the surname Ehrlich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,193 Americans. It ranked 5,747th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ehrlich?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ehrlich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ehrlich?

Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and environmentalist (1932–2026), followed by Eugen Ehrlich.

Where is the surname Ehrlich most common?

Wikidata records people named Ehrlich in the United States, Austria–Hungary and Austria.

Is the surname Ehrlich getting more or less common?

More common. 6,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,031 in 2010, up 0.1%.

The surname Ehrlich

A German surname, carried by 6,031 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E642

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ehrlich is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Ehrlich, from ehrlich (“honest, honorable”).

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,031 people named Ehrlich in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,193 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 6,024.

#5,747

rank among US surnames

6,031

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+0.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,325)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,738	Nason	6,040	51,117
#5,739	Parton	6,039	51,125
#5,740	Futrell	6,038	51,134
#5,741	Duron	6,037	51,142
#5,742	Cordes	6,035	51,159
#5,743	Lampkin	6,034	51,168
#5,746	Maes	6,033	51,176

Who is named Ehrlich

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Ehrlich identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ehrlichs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul R. Ehrlich
American biologist and environmentalist (1932–2026)
Eugen Ehrlich
Austrian lawyer (1862–1922)
Marty Ehrlich
American musician, born 1955
Bettina Bauer-Ehrlich
Austrian artist and children's writer, based in London from 1938 (1903–1985)
Martha Mansfield
American actress (1899-1923)

Notable Ehrlichs come mostly from the United States (3), Austria–Hungary (1) and Austria (1).

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ehrlich come from?: Borrowed from German Ehrlich, from ehrlich (“honest, honorable”).
How common is the surname Ehrlich?: 6,031 people in the United States had the surname Ehrlich in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,193 Americans. It ranked 5,747th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ehrlich?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ehrlich identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ehrlich?: Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and environmentalist (1932–2026), followed by Eugen Ehrlich.
Where is the surname Ehrlich most common?: Wikidata records people named Ehrlich in the United States, Austria–Hungary and Austria.
Is the surname Ehrlich getting more or less common?: More common. 6,024 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,031 in 2010, up 0.1%.