How common is the surname Licht?

2,665 people in the United States had the surname Licht in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,852 Americans. It ranked 11,753rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Licht?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Licht identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Licht?

Daniel Licht, American film composer and musician (1957–2017).

Where is the surname Licht most common?

Wikidata records people named Licht in the United States.

Is the surname Licht getting more or less common?

More common. 2,567 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,665 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Licht

A surname, carried by 2,665 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Licht is more common than 92.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,665 people named Licht in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 115,852 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,567.

#11,753

rank among US surnames

2,665

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,295)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,746	Zoller	2,667	115,765
#11,751	Bruckner	2,666	115,809
#11,753	Balog	2,665	115,852
#11,759	Frahm	2,664	115,895

Who is named Licht

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

95% of people named Licht identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lichts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daniel Licht
American film composer and musician (1957–2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Licht

Licht has the Soundex code L230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L230.

Questions

How common is the surname Licht?: 2,665 people in the United States had the surname Licht in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 115,852 Americans. It ranked 11,753rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Licht?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Licht identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Licht?: Daniel Licht, American film composer and musician (1957–2017).
Where is the surname Licht most common?: Wikidata records people named Licht in the United States.
Is the surname Licht getting more or less common?: More common. 2,567 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,665 in 2010, up 3.8%.