Last name origin & meaning: German: from the personal name Ulrich, Old High German
Odalrīc, composed of the elements odal ‘inherited
property’, ‘fortune’ + rīc ‘power’. The name was borne by a
10th-century saint, bishop of Augsburg, whose fame contributed greatly
to the popularity of the personal name in German- and Slavic-speaking
areas in the Middle Ages.
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