Explore the Family Name Ellick

The meaning of Ellick

1. Americanized form of German Illig. 2. English: variant of Elick. 3. Americanized form of Serbian and Croatian Ilić (see Ilic) and possibly also of Jelić (see Yelich). Compare Elick. History: One family bearing this name and known to have made a change in spelling from Illig came to OH from Alsace in the 19th century.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ellick increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 59,453 and rose to 56,073 in 2010, marking a 5.69% increase in rank. The count of people with this surname also grew by 14.78%, from 318 in 2000 to 365 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,453	#56,073	5.69%
Count	318	365	14.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ellick

The ethnicity associated with the surname Ellick saw changes as well between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals who identify as White decreased slightly from 57.86% to 54.25%. Those identifying as Black increased marginally from 33.02% to 35.07%. There was a noticeable rise in the Hispanic category with a 109.55% increase, although the overall percentage remains relatively low at 3.29%. The percentage of individuals who identify as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased slightly from 5.97% to 6.30%. There was no change in the categories for Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	57.86%	54.25%	-6.24%
Black	33.02%	35.07%	6.21%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	5.97%	6.3%	5.53%
Hispanic	1.57%	3.29%	109.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%