Erlich: Surname History and Family Crest

Spellings drift, and Erlich is where Ehrlich drifted for some families. Taken at its root, Erlich points to “Honest”.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Ehrlich and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

How the spelling arose

Erlich drops the “h” of Ehrlich, a simplification that clerks often made. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Ehrlicher.

The 2010 census count for Erlich in the United States was 765, good for rank 30,509. French birth records list 173 children named Erlich between 1891 and 2000. Get the complete Erlich report, with a museum-style coat of arms.