Explore the Family Name Belic

The meaning of Belic

Serbian and Croatian (Belić); Slovenian (Belič): nickname for a fair-skinned or fair-haired man, derived from Serbian beo, Croatian bijel, Slovenian bel ‘white, light, fair’, or a patronymic from the nickname Beli, with the same meaning; or a patronymic (metronymic) from a short form of an old compound personal name based on Old Slavic bělъ with the same meaning, e.g. Belimir. Compare Belich and Bellich, see also Bilic.

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How common is the last name Belic in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Belic decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 136,783rd most common surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 153,769th spot, a change of -12.42%. The number of people with this last name also declined over this period, from 113 in 2000 to 106 in 2010, reflecting a decrease of -6.19%. However, the proportion of individuals named Belic per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.04.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#136,783	#153,769	-12.42%
Count	113	106	-6.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.04	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Belic

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Belic also experienced changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority (91.15%) of people with this surname identified as White, a percentage that increased to 94.34% by 2010. Individuals who reported having two or more ethnic identities accounted for 7.08% in 2000, but this figure dropped to zero in 2010. No individuals with the surname Belic identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.15%	94.34%	3.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	7.08%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%