German: from a pet form of the personal name Ulrich.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from the city of Ulm in
Baden-Württemberg, with the suffix -man ‘man’, which is
occasionally found as a surname-forming element with placenames,
denoting a native or inhabitant of a place.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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