Explore the Family Name Liedtke

The meaning of Liedtke

German: 1. variant of Lüdtke (see Luedtke). 2. variant of Liedke 2. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Klaus, Armin, Detlef, Fritz, Gunter, Inge, Karl-Heinz, Otto, Rainer, Wolfgang.

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

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Liedtke saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Liedtke was ranked 21,553 in terms of popularity, and by 2010, it had dropped to 22,503, indicating a -4.41% change. The count of individuals with this surname, however, slightly increased from 1,129 in 2000 to 1,143 in 2010, which is a 1.24% increase. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100k people decreased from 0.42 in 2000 to 0.39 in 2010, marking a -7.14% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,553	#22,503	-4.41%
Count	1,129	1,143	1.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.39	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Liedtke

The ethnicity table based on the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Liedtke identify as White. The percentage of this ethnic identity slightly decreased from 95.93% in 2000 to 95.45% in 2010. During the same period, the representation of Asian/Pacific Islander among those with the surname Liedtke increased by 40.32%, going from 0.62% to 0.87%. Similarly, those identifying as having two or more races also saw an increase from 0.89% to 1.14%. However, there was a decrease of -11.69% within the Hispanic population, dropping from 2.48% to 2.19%. There were no individuals with the surname Liedtke who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.93%	95.45%	-0.5%
Hispanic	2.48%	2.19%	-11.69%
Two or More Races	0.89%	1.14%	28.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	0.87%	40.32%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%