Explore the Family Name Sprick

The meaning of Sprick

North German: from Middle Low German sprik ‘dry, fragile twig’, hence a nickname for a slightly built person. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Hermann, Lorenz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Sprick' saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Sprick was ranked 41,130th in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 it had slid to 43,811th — a change of -6.52 percent. The count of people with this last name also decreased from 500 to 492 in this period, representing a -1.6 percent change. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals named Sprick per 100,000 population fell by -10.53 percent, going from 0.19 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,130	#43,811	-6.52%
Count	500	492	-1.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sprick

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data showed some shifts among individuals bearing the surname 'Sprick'. Although the majority identified as White (decreasing slightly from 95.00 percent in 2000 to 94.11 percent in 2010), there were increases in other ethnic identities. Notably, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 1.00 percent to 1.63 percent, showing a significant 63.00 percent change. Similarly, those reporting two or more races increased from 2.00 percent to 2.24 percent, marking a 12.00 percent change. The Hispanic percentage also saw a slight increase from 1.80 percent to 1.83 percent. No changes were observed in the Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95%	94.11%	-0.94%
Two or More Races	2%	2.24%	12%
Hispanic	1.8%	1.83%	1.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	1.63%	63%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%