Ulrich

Ulrich (German pronunciation: [uːlʁiːx]), formerly Huldrich or Huldrych, is a Germanic name, derived from Old High German Uodalrich (uodal- meaning "heritage" and -rich meaning "powerful"). It is also common as a surname, which includes the following Germanic variants: Ahlrich, Oelrich, Ollrich, Olrich, Uler, Ulerich, Ulich, Uller, Ullerich, Uli, Ülke, Ullman, Ullrich, Ullricher, Ullrisch, Ullrych, Ulman, Ulricher, Ulrisch, Ulrych, Urich, Urys, Utz, Ützle, and Utzmann.

The surname "Ulrich", and its variants, spread across Europe during the Middle Ages. This was largely in devotion to Saint Ulrich, Bishop of Augsburg (c. 890 – 4 July 973), who twice defended Augsburg from hostile attacks by pagan Magyars. Saint Ulrich was known for his courage, high moral standard, and loyalty to Emperor Otto I ("Otto the Great"). As a result, it is not uncommon to find variants of the surname "Ulrich" (as identified below) in non-German speaking lands, including Czech Republic, England, Hungary, Italy, Poland, the Scandinavian countries, Slovakia, and Slovenia.

Other language variants of the surname "Ulrich" include:

• Alaric/Allaric (English)
• Alarich (English)
• Alarick (English)
• Alarik (Scandinavian)
• Aleric (English)
• Alerick (English)
• Alrick (English)
• Alrik (Scandinavian)
• Huldericus (Latin)
• Odalric (Catalan)
• Ódor (Hungarian)
• Oldřich/Oldrich (Czech, Slovak)
• Ryczek (Polish)
• Ueli (Scandinavian)
• Ulderico (Italian)
• Uldis (Latvian)
• Ullderico (Italian)
• Ulldis (Latvian)
• Ulloriaq (Greenlandic, Scandinavian)
• Ullric (English and French)
• Ullrico (Italian)
• Ullrik (Scandinavian)
• Ullryk (Polish)
• Ulric (English and French)
• Ulrica (Scandinavian)
• Ulrick (English)
• Ulrico (Italian)
• Ulrik (Scandinavian)
• Ulrika (Scandinavian)
• Ulrike/Ulrikke (Scandinavian)
• Ulryc (Polish
• Ulryk (Polish)
• Volek/Vollek (Slovak, Czech)
• Wolrich (English)
• Woolery (English)
• Woolrich (English)
• Woolrych (English)
• Yulrich (English)

Given name

Middle Ages

• Ulrich I, Count of East Frisia (1408–1466)
• Ulrich II, Count of Celje (1406–1456)
• Ulrich II, Count of Württemberg (ca. 1254 – 1279)
• Ulrich II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Stargard (probably before 1428 – 1471)
• Ulrich II von Graben (before 1300 – ca. 1361), Austrian nobleman
• Ulrich III, Count of Württemberg (after 1286 – 1392)
• Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia (ca. 1220 – 1269)
• Ulrich III, Lord of Hanau (c. 1310 – 1369 or 1370)
• Ulrich IV, Count of Württemberg (after 1315 – 1366)
• Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg (1413–1480)
• Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg (1527–1603)
• Ulrich, Duke of Pomerania (1589–1622)
• Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (1487–1550)
• Ulrich of Augsburg (ca. 890 – 973), bishop and saint
• Ulrik of Denmark (1578–1624), administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin
• Ulrik of Denmark (1611–1633), administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin
• Ulrich of Hardegg (after 1483–1535), Count of Hardegg
• Ulrich of Zell (1029–93), abbot and saint
• Ulrich Fugger the Elder (1441–1510), German businessman and member of the Fugger family
• Ulrich Rülein von Calw (1465–1523), mayor of Freiberg, Saxony
• Ulrich von Hutten (1488–1523), German scholar, poet and reformer
• Ulrich von Jungingen (1360–1410), 26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
• Ulrich von Liechtenstein (1200–1275), medieval writer, poet and knight
• Ulrich von Zatzikhoven, late 12th century author of the Arthurian romance Lanzelet
• Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1535), leader of the Reformation in Switzerland

Modern era

• Ulrich, 10th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau (1893–1938), titular pretender
• Ulrich Daldrup (born 1947), mayor of Aachen and German scientist
• Ulrich Drepper, a software developer and former lead maintainer for GNU libc
• Ulrich Eberl (born 1962), German science and technology journalist
• Ulrich Graf, a Nazi and member of Hitler's inner circle
• Ulrich Leyendecker (born 1946), German composer of contemporary classical music
• Ulrich Matthes (born 1959), German actor
• Ulrich Mühe (1953–2007), German actor and director
• Ulrich Noethen (born 1959), German actor
• Ulrich Salchow (1877–1949), German figure skater and inventor of the salchow jump
• Ulrich Schmid-Maybach, philanthropist, real estate developer and entrepreneur
• Ulrich Schnauss (born 1977), German musician
• Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld (1902–1944), a key conspirator in the failed 20 July plot to assassinate Hitler in 1944
• Ulrich Steinhilper (1918–2009), World War II Luftwaffe ace credited by some with the concept of word processing
• Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff (1848–1931), German classical philologist
• Ulrich Wild (born 1969), American record producer

Surname

• Benjamin Ulrich (born 1988), German rugby union international
• Christian Ulrich (1836–1909), Austrian architect
• Donald Ulrich aka Don Rich (1941–1974) American country music musician
• Dutch Ulrich (1899–1929), American baseball player
• Edward Oscar Ulrich (1857–1944), American invertebrate paleontologist
• Eric Ulrich (born 1985), American politician from New York City
• Fernando Ulrich (born 1952), Portuguese economist and banking administrator
• Henry G. Ulrich III, United States Navy admiral who retired in 2007
• Jan Ullrich (born 1973), German race cyclist
• Jennifer Ulrich (born 1984), German actress
• Joe Ulrich (born 1961), American former soccer player
• Lars Ulrich (born 1963), Danish drummer for heavy metal band Metallica
• Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (born 1938), American historian and writer
• Richard Ulrich (born 1942), German board game designer
• Skeet Ulrich (born 1970), American actor
• Torben Ulrich (born 1928), Danish writer and tennis pro
• Werner Ulrich (born 1948), Swiss social scientist and practical philosopher
• William M. Ulrich (born ca. 1956), American management consultant

Fictional characters

• Ulrich, the old sorcerer in the film Dragonslayer (1981)
• Ulrich, the protagonist of Robert Musil's 20th century novel The Man Without Qualities
• Ulrich Stern, a character on the French animated TV series Code Lyoko
• Ulrich von Bek, the hero of The War Hound and the World's Pain and other novels by Michael Moorcock
• Ulrich von Gradwitz, a character in Saki's short story "The Interlopers"
• Ulrich von Liechtenstein, an alias of Heath Ledger's character in the film A Knight's Tale
• Walter von Ulrich, one of the main characters in the novels Fall of Giants and Winter of the World by Welsh author Ken Follett
• Ulrich Wolfshead, warlord of the Nadir in David Gemmells Drenai tales.
• Maj. Ulrich Herzoff, alias used by Rex Harrison's character in Carol Reed's film Night Train to Munich

See also

• Huldreich (disambiguation)
• St. Ulrich's and St. Afra's Abbey, Augsburg
• St. Ulrich's Priory in the Black Forest
• Uli (disambiguation)
• Ulric (disambiguation)
• Ulrica
• Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
• Ulrike (disambiguation); feminine form
• Ulrike (name)

External links

• "Ulrich" (PDF). Ancestry.com. Profile of surname; note: contains errors.