# Ulin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ulin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Swedish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 542 |
| US rank (2010) | 40,371 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 569,641 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (523 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Various origins: * An altered form of Dutch Ulijn, a derivative of the personal name Hugh. * Borrowed from Swedish Ulin, an ornamental surname from an unknown source. * Borrowed from Mexican and Guatemalan Spanish Ulín, of unexplained origin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ulin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 28% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Similar surnames

Ulm, Ullom.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.