Explore the Family Name Jicha

The meaning of Jicha

Czech (Jícha): 1. from a pet form of the personal name Jan, from Latin Johannes (see John). 2. from jícha ‘liquid manure, soup, gravy’, presumably applied as an unflattering nickname.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Jicha saw a slight change between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Jicha surname ranked 49,057 in popularity, dropping a small 3.88% to rank 50,960 in 2010. However, the number of individuals with this surname slightly increased from 403 in 2000 to 409 in 2010. This indicates an overall growth rate of 1.49% over the decade. However, as a proportion per 100k, the prevalence of the surname Jicha dipped by 6.67%, from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,057	#50,960	-3.88%
Count	403	409	1.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jicha

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals interesting changes for the Jicha surname. In 2000, a prominent majority, 93.30%, identified as White, which marginally decreased to 91.93% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew significantly from 1.24% in 2000 to 1.96% in 2010, marking a 58.06% increase. The group indicating two or more ethnic identities declined from 3.72% to 2.69%, a drop of 27.69%. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation went from non-existent in 2000 to 2.69% in 2010. There were no changes in the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories as their percentage remained at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.3%	91.93%	-1.47%
Two or More Races	3.72%	2.69%	-27.69%
Hispanic	0%	2.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.24%	1.96%	58.06%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%