How common is the surname Licea?

3,698 people in the United States had the surname Licea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,490 Americans. It ranked 8,860th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Licea getting more or less common?

More common. 2,441 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,698 in 2010, up 52%.

The surname Licea

A surname, carried by 3,698 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Licea is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

Hispanic (Mexican and Cuban) surname, variant of Basque Lezea, from leze (“abyss, chasm”) + -a. Compare Lecea.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,698 people named Licea in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,490 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,441.

#8,860

rank among US surnames

3,698

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+51.5%

change since 2000 (was #11,758)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,853	Marano	3,701	83,422
#8,854	Breault	3,700	83,445
#8,858	Kautz	3,699	83,467
#8,860	Licea	3,698	83,490
#8,861	Barbera	3,696	83,535
#8,862	Lutes	3,695	83,558
#8,865	Hoyos	3,694	83,580

Who is named Licea

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

96% of people named Licea identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
White (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
Two or more races 0.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Licea

Licea has the Soundex code L200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L200.

Questions

Where does the surname Licea come from?: Hispanic (Mexican and Cuban) surname, variant of Basque Lezea, from leze (“abyss, chasm”) + -a. Compare Lecea.
How common is the surname Licea?: 3,698 people in the United States had the surname Licea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,490 Americans. It ranked 8,860th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Licea?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Licea identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Licea getting more or less common?: More common. 2,441 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,698 in 2010, up 52%.