Explore the Family Name Perlick

The meaning of Perlick

1. German: from a personal name formed with Old High German bero ‘bear’ + līh ‘like’. 2. Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Perlík: nickname or metonymic occupational name from perlík ‘sledge-hammer’. 3. Possibly also an Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Perlić and Prlić (see Perlich).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Perlick has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, "Perlick" was ranked 66,476th in terms of frequency among U.S. surnames with a total count of 278 occurrences. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 74,608th with a count of 259, marking a decline of around 12.23% in rank and 6.83% in count. The proportion of individuals named Perlick per 100k also fell by 10.0%, from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,476	#74,608	-12.23%
Count	278	259	-6.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perlick

The ethnic identity associated with the Perlick surname as per the Decennial U.S. Census shows a shift in the ten-year span between 2000 and 2010. In both years, there were no recorded instances of the name being associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity categories. However, while the surname was predominantly associated with the White ethnic group in 2000 (96.76%), this figure fell slightly to 93.82% by 2010. Notably, 2010 saw the emergence of the Perlick surname within the Hispanic community, accounting for 3.09% of the bearers of the name, an increase from 0% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.76%	93.82%	-3.04%
Hispanic	0%	3.09%	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%