Explore the Family Name Lanich

The meaning of Lanich

1. Americanized form of German Lehnich or its variant Lenich, which is ultimately of Sorbian origin, a status name for a feudal tenant (see Lenik). 2. Americanized form of Slovenian Lenič and Croatian Lenić (see Lenich).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lanich has slightly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 70,273rd in popularity, but by 2010, it improved its standing to 69,579th, a modest increase of about one percent. The frequency of this surname also saw an uptick during this decade, with a count of 260 in 2000 growing to 282 by 2010, an increase of 8.46%. However, the proportion of individuals named Lanich per 100,000 people remained static at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,273	#69,579	0.99%
Count	260	282	8.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lanich

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lanich, according to Decennial U.S. Census data, experienced minor changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 96.15% of people with the Lanich surname identified as White, which decreased slightly to 95.04% in 2010. The presence of multiple ethnic identities among those with the Lanich surname seems to have disappeared in 2010, as 1.92% identified as belonging to two or more races in 2000, but none did so in 2010. A new development in 2010 was that 1.77% of people with this surname identified as Hispanic. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.15%	95.04%	-1.15%
Hispanic	0%	1.77%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.92%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%