Explore the Family Name Liebeskind

The meaning of Liebeskind

1. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): affectionate nickname, literally ‘child of love’ in German. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female name Libe ‘love’ + Yiddish kind ‘child’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Arie. German Gerhard.

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

The surname Liebeskind has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade. Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the rank of the surname Liebeskind fell by approximately 6.88% from 82,019 in 2000 to 87,663 in 2010. Along with this, the count of people with this surname also decreased slightly by 0.93%, from 214 in 2000 to 212 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Liebeskind per 100,000 also dropped by 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,019	#87,663	-6.88%
Count	214	212	-0.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Liebeskind

When it comes to ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the surname Liebeskind identify as White; according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of people identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.26% in 2000 to 95.28% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a slight increase in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic, from zero in 2000 to 2.83% in 2010. However, the representation of individuals identifying with two or more races saw a drop from 2.34% in 2000 to none in 2010. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.26%	95.28%	-1.02%
Hispanic	0%	2.83%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.34%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%