Explore the Family Name Lydick

The meaning of Lydick

Americanized form of German Leidig. Compare Lydic.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lydick has seen a slight decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname slipped from 21,369 to 22,450 during this period, marking a drop of 5.06%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname Lydick increased slightly from 1,142 to 1,146, a growth of 0.35%. Additionally, the proportion of the Lydick surname per 100k people decreased by 7.14%.

20002010Change
Rank#21,369#22,450-5.06%
Count1,1421,1460.35%
Proportion per 100k0.420.39-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lydick

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data provides an insightful shift in the distribution for the surname Lydick between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White dropped marginally from 96.67% to 94.76%. However, an upward trend was observed with those identifying with two or more races, increasing from 0.70% to 1.75%, indicating a significant change of 150%. There was also a modest increase in the Hispanic population from 1.93% to 2.27%, a rise of 17.62%. During this period, there were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, 0.61% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander.

20002010Change
White96.67%94.76%-1.98%
Hispanic1.93%2.27%17.62%
Two or More Races0.7%1.75%150%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0.61%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%