Explore the Family Name Ilic

The meaning of Ilic

Serbian and Croatian (Ilić): patronymic from the personal name Ilija, an equivalent of Elias. Compare Ilich and Elich. Some characteristic forenames: Serbian or Croatian Dusan, Miodrag, Davor, Gordana, Rajko, Slavko, Aleksandar, Bozidar, Branko, Dragan, Dragana, Dragica, Dragomir, Branislav, Janek, Milan, Mirko, Radmila.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Ilic" increased significantly between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it leaped from 33,425th place in 2000 to 27,950th in 2010, marking an advancement of 16.38%. During this same period, the count of individuals bearing the surname also grew by 33.23%, from 644 to 858. The proportional representation per 100,000 people rose as well, showing a boost of 20.83% from 0.24 to 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,425	#27,950	16.38%
Count	644	858	33.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.29	20.83%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ilic

Turning to ethnic identity, the majority of those with the "Ilic" surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. There was a slight increase in this group, from 93.63% to 95.92%. The presence of Hispanic ethnicity among the Ilics saw a significant growth of 37.63%, even though the overall percentage remained low at 2.56% in 2010. Those who identified with two or more ethnicities decreased dramatically by 69.85%, moving from 3.88% to just 1.17%. No changes were noted for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, all of which remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.63%	95.92%	2.45%
Hispanic	1.86%	2.56%	37.63%
Two or More Races	3.88%	1.17%	-69.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%