Explore the Family Name Garlic

The meaning of Garlic

1. English: variant of Garlick 2, 3. 2. Variant of Garlick 4, a surname of German origin. 3. In some cases also an Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Grlić or Slovenian Gerlič (see Gerlich), or perhaps a translation into English of Slovenian Česen, which is a nickname or a metonymic occupational name for a grower of garlic, česen.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Garlic has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Garlic was ranked 71,372nd most popular surname, with a count of 255. By 2010, it had slipped to the 78,567th position, with a count of 243, marking a decrease of around 10.08% in rank and 4.71% in count. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 11.11%, shifting from 0.09 to 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,372	#78,567	-10.08%
Count	255	243	-4.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Garlic

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Garlic, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as White and Black saw minor decreases (from 54.51% to 53.50% and 38.43% to 35.39% respectively), there was a notable increase among those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.75% to 6.17%. The portion representing two or more races also increased slightly, from 3.53% to 4.12%. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	54.51%	53.5%	-1.85%
Black	38.43%	35.39%	-7.91%
Hispanic	2.75%	6.17%	124.36%
Two or More Races	3.53%	4.12%	16.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%