How common is the surname Lichtenstein?

2,456 people in the United States had the surname Lichtenstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,711 Americans. It ranked 12,602nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lichtenstein?

Roy Lichtenstein, American pop artist (1923–1997), followed by Mitchell Lichtenstein.

Where is the surname Lichtenstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Lichtenstein in the United States.

Is the surname Lichtenstein getting more or less common?

More common. 2,322 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,456 in 2010, up 5.8%.

The surname Lichtenstein

A surname, carried by 2,456 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lichtenstein is more common than 92.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,456 people named Lichtenstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,711 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,322.

#12,602

rank among US surnames

2,456

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,282)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,593	Roesler	2,458	125,608
#12,597	Rasch	2,457	125,660
#12,602	Lichtenstein	2,456	125,711
#12,607	Lanford	2,455	125,762

Who is named Lichtenstein

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

95% of people named Lichtenstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lichtensteins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Roy Lichtenstein
American pop artist (1923–1997)
Mitchell Lichtenstein
American actor, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lichtenstein

Lichtenstein has the Soundex code L235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L235.

Questions

How common is the surname Lichtenstein?: 2,456 people in the United States had the surname Lichtenstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,711 Americans. It ranked 12,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lichtenstein?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lichtenstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lichtenstein?: Roy Lichtenstein, American pop artist (1923–1997), followed by Mitchell Lichtenstein.
Where is the surname Lichtenstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Lichtenstein in the United States.
Is the surname Lichtenstein getting more or less common?: More common. 2,322 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,456 in 2010, up 5.8%.