How common is the surname Lichtman?

1,282 people in the United States had the surname Lichtman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,831 Americans. It ranked 20,648th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lichtman?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lichtman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lichtman?

Allan Lichtman, American political scientist and historian.

Where is the surname Lichtman most common?

Wikidata records people named Lichtman in the United States.

Is the surname Lichtman getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,282 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Lichtman

A surname, carried by 1,282 people in the United States.

2 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). Lichtman is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,282 people named Lichtman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 240,831 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,310.

#20,648

rank among US surnames

1,282

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,174)

Who is named Lichtman

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

95% of people named Lichtman identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lichtmans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Allan Lichtman
American political scientist and historian, born 1947

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lichtman

Lichtman 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 Lichtman?: 1,282 people in the United States had the surname Lichtman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,831 Americans. It ranked 20,648th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lichtman?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lichtman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lichtman?: Allan Lichtman, American political scientist and historian.
Where is the surname Lichtman most common?: Wikidata records people named Lichtman in the United States.
Is the surname Lichtman getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,310 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,282 in 2010, down 2.1%.