Explore the Family Name Trickett

The meaning of Trickett

English (mainly northwestern; of Norman origin): from a Norman-Picard form of Old French trichet, trichot, perhaps a variant of trichard, tricard ‘cheat, deceiver’. Compare Trick.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Trickett has experienced a slight dip in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname fell from 23191 to 23817, marking a decrease of 2.7%. However, the actual count of people with the surname Trickett increased by 3.31%, from 1027 in 2000 to 1061 in 2010. Despite this increase in count, the proportion of people named Trickett per 100,000 decreased by 5.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,191	#23,817	-2.7%
Count	1,027	1,061	3.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trickett

Examining the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census for the same period, it's clear there was a notable shift in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Trickett. While the majority of individuals with the surname identified as White (93.78% in 2010, down slightly from 94.16% in 2000), there was a significant increase in those identifying as having two or more races - rising by 52.21%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Hispanic individuals with the Trickett surname also had an increase of 19.28%. Conversely, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives with the surname saw a substantial decline by 44.27%. It's worth noting that no individuals with the Trickett surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.16%	93.78%	-0.4%
Two or More Races	1.36%	2.07%	52.21%
Hispanic	1.66%	1.98%	19.28%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.53%	1.41%	-44.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%