How common is the surname Ficken?

1,209 people in the United States had the surname Ficken in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. It ranked 21,583rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ficken?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ficken identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Ficken getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,209 in 2010, down 2.6%.

The surname Ficken

A surname, carried by 1,209 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ficken is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

* As an English surname, diminutive of Fitch. * As a German surname, spelling variant of Fick, itself a pet form of Friedrich.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,209 people named Ficken in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. That is down 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,241.

#21,583

rank among US surnames

1,209

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,006)

Who is named Ficken

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Ficken identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Ficken come from?: * As an English surname, diminutive of Fitch. * As a German surname, spelling variant of Fick, itself a pet form of Friedrich.
How common is the surname Ficken?: 1,209 people in the United States had the surname Ficken in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. It ranked 21,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ficken?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ficken identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Ficken getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,241 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,209 in 2010, down 2.6%.