Explore the Family Name Malicki

The meaning of Malicki

Polish: habitational name for someone from any of the places called Malice, Malik, or Maliki. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jaroslaw, Jerzy, Mariusz, Stanislaw, Tomasz, Zbigniew.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Malicki saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 28,751 in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had slipped to 30,165, marking a decrease of 4.92%. During this same time period, the number of individuals with this surname also experienced a marginal decrease, from 779 to 777, which is a change of -0.26%. When looking at the proportion of people with this surname per 100k, it declined from 0.29 to 0.26, representing a drop of 10.34%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,751	#30,165	-4.92%
Count	779	777	-0.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Malicki

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Malicki also saw shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per data gathered from the Decennial U.S. Census. Despite the overall decrease in surname usage, there was an increase in those identifying as two or more races (from 0.77% to 1.16%, an increase of 50.65%) and Hispanic (from 1.41% to 2.32%, a rise of 64.54%). Notably, those identifying as White decreased from 97.3% to 95.11%, down by 2.25%. Meanwhile, new categories emerged in 2010 with small percentages of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, whereas these categories showed no representation in 2000. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black remained stable at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.3%	95.11%	-2.25%
Hispanic	1.41%	2.32%	64.54%
Two or More Races	0.77%	1.16%	50.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.77%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.64%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%