Explore the Family Name Kick

The meaning of Kick

1. English (Somerset and Wiltshire): variant of Keck 1. 2. German: variant of Keck 3. 3. Dutch: variant of Kik 2. 4. Americanized form of Polish Kik 1.

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

The surname "Kick" experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked as the 20,270th most popular surname, and by 2010, it had slipped to the 20,884th position, marking a 3.03% change. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Kick surname increased during this period, from 1,221 to 1,262, indicating a growth of 3.36%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a small decrease of 4.44%, moving from 0.45 to 0.43.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,270	#20,884	-3.03%
Count	1,221	1,262	3.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.43	-4.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kick

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the Kick surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identify as White. This demographic made up 97.38% of the Kick surname holders in 2000, and although it decreased slightly to 96.59% in 2010, it remained the overwhelming majority. Hispanic identification saw an increase of 17.39%, moving from 1.15% to 1.35%. Additionally, those identifying with two or more races leaped from 0.49% in 2000 to 0.87% in 2010, marking a substantial change of 77.55%. The percentage of those identifying as Black also increased from 0.49% to 0.55%. There were no changes in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories for the years evaluated.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.38%	96.59%	-0.81%
Hispanic	1.15%	1.35%	17.39%
Two or More Races	0.49%	0.87%	77.55%
Black	0.49%	0.55%	12.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%