The ehrlich Surname

ehrlich Name Meaning and History

German: from a byname from Middle High German erlich ‘respected’, ‘honorable’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname or ornamental name from German ehrlich ‘honorable’, ‘honest’, or Yiddish erlekh ‘honest’, ‘virtuous’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The ehrlich name in History

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ehrlich Family Facts

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Distribution of ehrlich Families in the US in 1920

Number of ehrlich families

117-232

40-116

1-39

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