Explore the Family Name Kritikos

The meaning of Kritikos

Greek: ethnic name for a Cretan, someone from the island of Crete, from an adjectival derivative of Kriti ‘Crete’. In the Ionian islands the ethnic name acquired the secondary meaning ‘good-for-nothing, scrounger’, after the large number of refugees who came to the islands from Crete following its conquest by the Ottoman Turks. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Christos, Dimitrios, Antonios, Demetrios, Diamantis, Kosta, Kostas, Nicolaos, Panagiota, Panagiotis, Sevasti, Sophocles.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kritikos held a popularity rank of 41,522 in 2000. However, it moved up slightly in 2010 to rank 41,303, marking a 0.53% increase in popularity. The count of individuals with this surname also rose by 6.68%, from 494 in 2000 to 527 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 people remained static at 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,522	#41,303	0.53%
Count	494	527	6.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kritikos

The Decennial U.S. Census data provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Kritikos surname as well. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname, about 91.30%, identified as White, a percentage that increased to 95.83% by 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as belonging to two or more races dropped significantly from 4.86% to 0.95% over the same period. The Hispanic representation remained constant at 3.04%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.3%	95.83%	4.96%
Hispanic	3.04%	3.04%	0%
Two or More Races	4.86%	0.95%	-80.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%