Explore the Family Name Litke

The meaning of Litke

North German: from a pet form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names formed with liud ‘people, tribe’ as the first element, or an Americanized form of Lüdtke (see Luedtke, Lutke).

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

The popularity of the surname Litke has seen a slight fluctuation according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 18,045 in terms of commonality among U.S surnames but dropped in rank to 19,053 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 5.59%. The actual count of individuals with the surname marginally increased from 1,425 to 1,429 over the same period, reflecting a modest growth of 0.28%. However, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 9.43%, from 0.53 in 2000 to 0.48 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,045	#19,053	-5.59%
Count	1,425	1,429	0.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.48	-9.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Litke

According to the Decennial U.S. Census ethnicity data for the surname Litke, there was a notable shift between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White marginally declined from 96.42% to 95.80%, a change of -0.64%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races also experienced a decline, decreasing by 36.36% and 23.08% respectively. On the other hand, the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic rose significantly from 1.61% to 2.52%, an impressive increase of 56.52%. No changes were observed in the Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native populations, with the figures remaining at 0 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.42%	95.8%	-0.64%
Hispanic	1.61%	2.52%	56.52%
Two or More Races	0.91%	0.7%	-23.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.77%	0.49%	-36.36%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%