Explore the Family Name Kilic

The meaning of Kilic

1. Turkish (Kılıç): ornamental name, nickname or metonymic occupational name from kılıç ‘saber’. 2. Croatian (Kilić): nickname derived from kila ‘hernia, rupture’ or kilav ‘suffering from hernia’, figuratively ‘weak’; or a patronymic from Kile, a nickname with the same meaning.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kilic has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kilic was ranked as the 64,750th most popular surname but by 2010, it had risen to the 38,582nd position, marking a 40.41% increase. Similarly, the number of people with this surname doubled from 287 in 2000 to 573 in 2010, a staggering growth of nearly 100%. The proportion of individuals with the Kilic surname per 100,000 people also grew from 0.11 to 0.19 during this decade, a rise of 72.73%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,750	#38,582	40.41%
Count	287	573	99.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.19	72.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kilic

The ethnicity of people bearing the Kilic surname has diversified from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority identified as White in both years (79.44% in 2000 and 88.31% in 2010), there were some notable changes. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander appeared for the first time in 2010 at 4.01%. Additionally, there was a slight increase in those identifying as Hispanic and Black, both starting at 0% in 2000 and rising to 1.05% and 1.40% respectively in 2010. However, the proportion identifying with two or more ethnicities saw a decline from 19.51% in 2000 to 5.24% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.44%	88.31%	11.17%
Two or More Races	19.51%	5.24%	-73.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	4.01%	0%
Black	0%	1.4%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.05%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%