Explore the Family Name Lickteig

The meaning of Lickteig

German: apparently a jocular nickname for a greedy person or a baker, from Low German licken ‘to lick’ + teig ‘dough’, like Lickefett ‘lick the fat’, a jocular name for a cook.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lickteig has seen a shift in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 28,226 in frequency and by 2010 had slipped slightly to 28,856. However, the total count of individuals with this surname increased from 798 in 2000 to 824 in 2010, marking a growth of 3.26%. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 6.67% over the same period, indicating that while the number of Lickteigs grew, their prevalence compared to other surnames decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,226	#28,856	-2.23%
Count	798	824	3.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.28	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lickteig

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Lickteig surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although the percentage did dip slightly from 97.49% to 96.72%. The data showed no Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native representation in either year. Those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities decreased by 32%, falling from 1.25% to 0.85%. The Hispanic representation within the Lickteig population saw an increase, moving from 0.88% to 1.33%. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of Black identification in 2010, which was not present in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.49%	96.72%	-0.79%
Hispanic	0.88%	1.33%	51.14%
Two or More Races	1.25%	0.85%	-32%
Black	0%	0.61%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%