Explore the Family Name Lichty

The meaning of Lichty

Altered form of Swiss German Liechti or of its variant Lichti. The surname Lichty is also found in France (Alsace).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lichty saw a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Lichty was ranked the 16,489th most popular surname, dropping to the 18,043rd position in 2010, marking a -9.42% change. The count of people carrying this surname also fell by -3.68%, decreasing from 1,605 in 2000 to 1,546 in 2010. The proportion of the surname per 100k individuals followed the same trend, sliding from 0.59 to 0.52, a -11.86% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,489	#18,043	-9.42%
Count	1,605	1,546	-3.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.52	-11.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lichty

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lichty, again referencing the Decennial U.S. Census, it was found that the majority of individuals with this name identified as White, with the percentage slightly falling from 95.64% in 2000 to 95.08% in 2010. However, there were increases in the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races. The former group increased by 42.00%, moving from 0.50% in 2000 to 0.71% in 2010, while the latter group saw a 48.28% increase, going from 0.87% to 1.29%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic also rose slightly, from 2.43% to 2.52%, a 3.70% change. There were no reported changes for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.64%	95.08%	-0.59%
Hispanic	2.43%	2.52%	3.7%
Two or More Races	0.87%	1.29%	48.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.71%	42%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%