Explore the Family Name Lisk

The meaning of Lisk

1. English: unexplained, unless from the same source as 2. The name has been recorded in Glastonbury, Somerset, since 1705. 2. Scottish: variant of Leask. 3. Germanized form of Sorbian Lěsk (see Lieske).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lisk has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 13,871 in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed to a ranking of 13,300 - an improvement of 4.12%. While there were only 1,998 individuals with the Lisk surname in 2000, this figure rose to 2,293 by 2010, indicating a substantial growth rate of 14.76%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Lisk surname per 100,000 population also increased from 0.74 to 0.78 during this period, which is a rise of 5.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,871	#13,300	4.12%
Count	1,998	2,293	14.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.74	0.78	5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lisk

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnicity associated with the surname Lisk. The vast majority of bearers of the Lisk surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 94.59% in 2000 to 93.59% in 2010. There was no change recorded for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, there was a notable increase in the proportions of those identifying as Hispanic and Black, with increases of 33% and 32% respectively. Conversely, there was a significant decline of 41.67% in those reporting two or more ethnic identities between these two census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.59%	93.59%	-1.06%
Hispanic	2%	2.66%	33%
Black	1.75%	2.31%	32%
Two or More Races	1.2%	0.7%	-41.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%