Explore the Family Name Lichtman

The meaning of Lichtman

Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a chandler, from Yiddish likht ‘candle, light’ + man. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Igal, Ari, Aron, Jenoe, Shimon, Akiva, Berish, Blima, Chaim, Eliezer, Liat. French Armand, Andre, Roch.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lichtman saw a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the name fell from 19,174 in 2000 to 20,648 in 2010, marking a 7.69% drop. Similarly, there was a small decrease in the count of individuals with this surname, moving from 1,310 in 2000 to 1,282 in 2010, a decline of 2.14%. The proportion per 100k people also dropped by 12.24% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,174	#20,648	-7.69%
Count	1,310	1,282	-2.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.43	-12.24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lichtman

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Lichtman surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates a few changes between 2000 and 2010. There was a slight increase in the percent who identified as Hispanic, rising from 1.53% to 3.28%, an increase of 114.38%. People identifying as White made up the majority of those with the Lichtman surname, although their percentage decreased slightly from 95.95% to 94.85% between 2000 and 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those claiming two or more ethnicities dropped significantly from 2.21% to 0.78%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained relatively static, whereas there were no individuals with the Lichtman surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.95%	94.85%	-1.15%
Hispanic	1.53%	3.28%	114.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.78%	0%
Two or More Races	2.21%	0.78%	-64.71%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%