Explore the Family Name Zich

The meaning of Zich

1. Czech: from a short form of the personal name Zikmund, Czech form of Siegmund. 2. German (of Slavic origin): nickname from a Germanized form of an Old Polish variant of the Polish adjective cichy ‘quiet, calm’. This is also a Germanized form of the Polish cognate surname Cich.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Zich has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 49,965th popular, but by 2010 it dropped 4.15% to a rank of 52,037. Despite this decline in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Zich increased by 1.27% from 394 to 399 during the same period. However, proportionally the occurrence of the name per 100k people decreased by 6.67%, from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,965	#52,037	-4.15%
Count	394	399	1.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zich

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census paints an interesting picture of the ethnic identity associated with the surname Zich. In both 2000 and 2010, most individuals identified as White, at 95.94% and 94.74% respectively. This shows a slight decrease of 1.25%. The percentage of Zich individuals who identify with two or more races also decreased, from 2.03% in 2000 to 1.50% in 2010, a change of -26.11%. Interestingly, no individuals with the surname were identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. Nonetheless, there was a new appearance of the Hispanic ethnic identity in 2010, making up 2.76% of individuals with the Zich surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.94%	94.74%	-1.25%
Hispanic	0%	2.76%	0%
Two or More Races	2.03%	1.5%	-26.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%