Explore the Family Name Gleicher

The meaning of Gleicher

1. German: occupational name for an iron worker who flattened out the metal into sheets, from an agent derivative of Middle High German gelīchen ‘to smooth or even out’. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the inflected form of German gleich ‘same’, one of names from vocabulary words that were selected at random by government officials when surnames were made compulsory. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Iren.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gleicher has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Gleicher was ranked 73,931st in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had dropped to 78,316th, marking a change of -5.93%. The count of people with this surname remained steady at 244 during both years. Additionally, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was an 11.11% decrease from 0.09 to 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,931	#78,316	-5.93%
Count	244	244	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gleicher

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Gleicher surname. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, making up 94.67% and 94.26% respectively, marking a marginal decline of 0.43%. The Hispanic population using this surname saw a significant increase from 2.46% in 2000 to 4.92% in 2010, indicating a 100% rise over the decade. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.67%	94.26%	-0.43%
Hispanic	2.46%	4.92%	100%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%