Explore the Family Name Sticht

The meaning of Sticht

North German: from Middle Low German sticht(e) ‘religious foundation, chapter, abbey’ (modern German Stift), hence a status name for the founder or a member of such a community, or an occupational name for a worker at one. Compare Stifter. Some characteristic forenames: German Lorenz, Otto.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sticht has seen a slight decrease over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Sticht ranked at 67,936 in terms of popularity and rose to 70,208 in 2010, marking a 3.34% drop in rank. Despite this decline in rank, the count of individuals with the Sticht surname increased slightly from 271 in 2000 to 279 in 2010, an increase of approximately 2.95%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100k people, there was a 10% decrease from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,936	#70,208	-3.34%
Count	271	279	2.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sticht

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnicity associated with the surname Sticht. The majority of individuals with the Sticht surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decrease from 97.79% to 96.06% over that decade. The data does not show any individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year. There was a slight increase in individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities, going from 0% in 2000 to 2.15% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.79%	96.06%	-1.77%
Two or More Races	0%	2.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%