How common is the surname Ulmer?

8,165 people in the United States had the surname Ulmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,813 Americans. It ranked 4,348th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ulmer?

Andreas Ulmer, Austrian association football player, followed by Edgar G. Ulmer.

Where is the surname Ulmer most common?

Wikidata records people named Ulmer in Austria, the United States and Switzerland.

Is the surname Ulmer getting more or less common?

More common. 8,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,165 in 2010, up 1.4%.

The surname Ulmer

A German surname, carried by 8,165 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex U456

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ulmer is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Ulmer.

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 8,165 people named Ulmer in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,813 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,051.

#4,348

rank among US surnames

8,165

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,059)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,339	McCaffrey	8,181	37,739
#4,340	Dupuis	8,179	37,749
#4,341	Valenti	8,174	37,772
#4,343	Bradbury	8,172	37,781
#4,344	Seiler	8,170	37,790
#4,345	Menchaca	8,169	37,795
#4,346	Caudle	8,167	37,804

Who is named Ulmer

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

81% of people named Ulmer identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ulmers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Andreas Ulmer
Austrian association football player, born 1985
Edgar G. Ulmer
American film director, set designer (1904-1972)
James Blood Ulmer
American jazz and blues guitarist and singer, 1942–2026
Stefan Ulmer
Austrian ice hockey player, born 1990
LaMonte Ulmer
American basketball player (born 1986)

Notable Ulmers come mostly from Austria (2), the United States (2) and Switzerland (1).

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ulmer come from?: Borrowed from German Ulmer.
How common is the surname Ulmer?: 8,165 people in the United States had the surname Ulmer in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,813 Americans. It ranked 4,348th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ulmer?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Ulmer identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ulmer?: Andreas Ulmer, Austrian association football player, followed by Edgar G. Ulmer.
Where is the surname Ulmer most common?: Wikidata records people named Ulmer in Austria, the United States and Switzerland.
Is the surname Ulmer getting more or less common?: More common. 8,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,165 in 2010, up 1.4%.