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    The surname Ulin

    A Swedish surname, carried by 542 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex U450

    Ulin: #40,371 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Ulin #40,371, 542 people Ulin: #40,371 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Ulin #40,371, 542 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ulin is more common than 75.1% of them.

    Origin

    Swedish origin

    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.

    One of 133 Swedish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 542 people named Ulin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 569,641 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 523.

    #40,371
    rank among US surnames
    542
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #39,560)

    Who is named Ulin

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

    71% of people named Ulin identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 71%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 28%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Swedish surnames

    All 133 Swedish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ulin come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Ulin?
    542 people in the United States had the surname Ulin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 569,641 Americans. It ranked 40,371st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ulin?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Ulin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Ulin getting more or less common?
    More common. 523 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 542 in 2010, up 3.6%.