Explore the Family Name Jaklitsch

The meaning of Jaklitsch

Germanized form of Slovenian Jakliბ: patronymic from the personal name Jakel(j), an old vernacular pet form of Jakob, of German origin. In large part, it is also a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar).

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

The popularity of the surname Jaklitsch in the United States has shown a decline, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, Jaklitsch was ranked 72,022 and by 2010 it had dropped to a rank of 85,659. This represents a decrease in popularity of almost 19%. Similarly, the count of people carrying this last name also fell from 252 in 2000 to 218 in 2010, marking a drop of approximately 13.5%. The proportion of individuals with the Jaklitsch surname per 100k people also declined from 0.09 to 0.07 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,022	#85,659	-18.93%
Count	252	218	-13.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.07	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jaklitsch

Based on ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Jaklitsch surname identify as White. In 2000, 97.62% of Jaklitschs identified as White, but this figure decreased slightly to 95.87% in 2010. Hispanic representation within this surname also showed an increase, rising from 0% in 2000 to 2.75% in 2010. There were no changes observed for Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities under this surname during the years studied.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.62%	95.87%	-1.79%
Hispanic	0%	2.75%	0%
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%