Explore the Family Name Nikolich

The meaning of Nikolich

Americanized form of Serbian and Croatian Nikolić (see Nikolic, compare Nicolich). Some characteristic forenames: Serbian or Croatian Branko, Dragi, Drago, Gordana, Milan, Milovan, Petar, Sanja, Slavko, Srdjan, Srecko.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Nikolich has seen a rise in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 53,556 in the United States, but by 2010 had increased to a ranking of 51,176, reflecting a growth rate of 4.44 percent. The quantity of individuals carrying the Nikolich last name also augmented from 362 in 2000 to 407 in 2010, marking a 12.43 percent increase. The proportion of the US population with this surname per 100,000 individuals slightly escalated from 0.13 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,556	#51,176	4.44%
Count	362	407	12.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.14	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nikolich

Regarding ethnicity, as derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Nikolich surname predominantly identifies with the White ethnic group. In 2000, 96.13 percent of those with this surname identified as White, although this percentage marginally decreased to 95.82 percent by 2010. Notably, there was a shift in 2010, where approximately 1.97 percent of those with the Nikolich surname began identifying as Hispanic, a category that previously held no representation in 2000. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native reported no change during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.13%	95.82%	-0.32%
Hispanic	0%	1.97%	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%