Explore the Family Name Lightcap

The meaning of Lightcap

Americanized form of German Leitgeb ‘tavern owner’.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Lightcap" has seen a slight decrease over the years. In 2000, it was ranked as the 19,196th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 20,157th position, signifying a dip of 5.01%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname increased marginally from 1,308 in 2000 to 1,324 in 2010, marking a growth of 1.22%. However, the proportion per 100k saw a decrease of 6.25%, shifting from 0.48 in 2000 to 0.45 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,196	#20,157	-5.01%
Count	1,308	1,324	1.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.45	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lightcap

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname "Lightcap" identified as White, with a slight decrease from 97.17% in 2000 to 96.15% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed the most significant growth, increasing from 0.84% to 1.44%, a rise of 71.43%. Those reporting their ethnicity as two or more races showed a minor drop from 1.30% to 1.28%. Meanwhile, there was an emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander representation within the Lightcap surname holders in 2010, which was not present in 2000. Conversely, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives fell to zero in 2010, from 0.38% in 2000. There were no individuals with the surname "Lightcap" who identified as Black in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.17%	96.15%	-1.05%
Hispanic	0.84%	1.44%	71.43%
Two or More Races	1.3%	1.28%	-1.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.45%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.38%	0%	0%