Explore the Family Name Mickus

The meaning of Mickus

1. Lithuanian: from a pet form of the personal name Dimitrijus, from Greek Dēmētrios, Latin Demetrius (see Dimitris). 2. In some cases also an Americanized form of Croatian or Slovenian Mikuš (Slovenian also Mikuž) and Polish Mikuś or Mikus. Some characteristic forenames: Lithuanian Albinas, Antanina, Juozas, Nida, Vytautas.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mickus has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 50,572 in 2000 to 53,667 in 2010, marking a change of -6.12. The count also decreased slightly from 388 to 385 individuals during this period, a reduction of -0.77. This indicates that per 100k population, the proportion of individuals with the Mickus surname fell by -7.14, from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,572	#53,667	-6.12%
Count	388	385	-0.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mickus

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mickus, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows some minor shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, though there was a small decrease from 98.20% in 2000 to 95.84% in 2010. Other ethnic identities remained largely unchanged, with no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both time periods. However, there was a slight increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 0% in 2000 to 3.12% in 2010. No individuals were reported to identify as belonging to two or more races in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.2%	95.84%	-2.4%
Hispanic	0%	3.12%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%