Explore the Family Name Katic

The meaning of Katic

Croatian and Serbian (Katić): metronymic from a short form of the female personal name Katarina (see Catherine). Compare Cottage and Katich.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Katic saw a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 84,631st most popular surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to the 74,375th position, marking a noteworthy increase of 12.12%. The count of individuals carrying the surname also increased from 206 in 2000 to 260 in 2010, a significant leap of 26.21%. This indicates that proportionally, the prevalence of the Katic surname in the population per 100,000 increased by 12.5% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#84,631	#74,375	12.12%
Count	206	260	26.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.09	12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Katic

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some intriguing shifts for those bearing the Katic surname. In 2000, 94.17% of those with the Katic surname identified as white, and this figure rose marginally to 94.23% in 2010. While previously there were no reported individuals identifying as Hispanic, by 2010 this group represented 3.08% of the Katics. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped from 2.91% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no changes among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this decade, with these groups consistently accounting for none of the individuals with the Katic surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.17%	94.23%	0.06%
Hispanic	0%	3.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.91%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%