Explore the Family Name Michitsch

The meaning of Michitsch

Germanized form of Croatian Mihić and Slovenian Mihič: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Croatian Mihovil or Mihael, Slovenian Mihel (see Michael). In large part, it is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Michitsch saw minor fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 93,427 and slightly dropped to rank 98,099 in 2010, indicating a 5% decrease in popularity rank. The number of individuals carrying this surname, however, increased from 182 in 2000 to 185 in 2010, reflecting a modest growth of 1.65%. However, when considering its proportion per 100,000 people, the popularity of the surname decreased by 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#93,427	#98,099	-5%
Count	182	185	1.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Michitsch

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of those with the surname Michitsch identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 95.6% in 2000 to 90.81% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a notable increase of approximately 64%, growing from 3.3% in 2000 to 5.41% in 2010. Meanwhile, representation from those identifying with two or more races emerged in 2010 at 2.7%. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were either negligible or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.6%	90.81%	-5.01%
Hispanic	3.3%	5.41%	63.94%
Two or More Races	0%	2.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%