Explore the Family Name Blickhan

The meaning of Blickhan

German (mainly Hesse): probably a (distinguishing) compound nickname for a person with a shiny appearance, from Blick + a short form of the personal name Johann (see John).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Blickhan has seen a marginal decrease in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Blickhan was ranked 83,004 in terms of its prevalence among all surnames in the United States, slightly rising to 85,357 in 2010. This change represents a drop of 2.83%. However, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased marginally from 211 in 2000 to 219 in 2010, reflecting a rise of 3.79%. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people dipped by 12.5% due to population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,004	#85,357	-2.83%
Count	211	219	3.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blickhan

In terms of ethnicity, the Blickhan surname predominantly identifies as White, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 98.10% of individuals with this surname identified as White, and this figure increased slightly to 98.17% in 2010. No individuals with the Blickhan surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The category for those identifying as two or more races also remained empty. No significant changes in ethnic identity were observed over the decade. The data for some categories was suppressed (denoted by "(S)") for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.1%	98.17%	0.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%