How common is the surname Lick?

1,014 people in the United States had the surname Lick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 304,483 Americans. It ranked 24,629th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lick?

James Lick, American businessman and piano builder (1796–1876).

Where is the surname Lick most common?

Wikidata records people named Lick in the United States.

Is the surname Lick getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,028 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,014 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname Lick

A surname, carried by 1,014 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lick is more common than 84.8% of them.

Origin

North German surname, from a short/pet form of a name related to Leute (“people”); compare Leopold.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,014 people named Lick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 304,483 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,028.

#24,629

rank among US surnames

1,014

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #23,167)

Who is named Lick

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

96% of people named Lick identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Licks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Lick
American businessman and piano builder (1796–1876)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lick

Lick 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 Lick come from?: North German surname, from a short/pet form of a name related to Leute (“people”); compare Leopold.
How common is the surname Lick?: 1,014 people in the United States had the surname Lick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 304,483 Americans. It ranked 24,629th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lick?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Lick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Lick?: James Lick, American businessman and piano builder (1796–1876).
Where is the surname Lick most common?: Wikidata records people named Lick in the United States.
Is the surname Lick getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,028 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,014 in 2010, down 1.4%.