How common is the surname Malick?

1,986 people in the United States had the surname Malick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,461 Americans. It ranked 14,902nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Malick?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Malick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Malick?

Terrence Malick, American film director and screenwriter (born 1943), followed by Wendie Malick.

Where is the surname Malick most common?

Wikidata records people named Malick in the United States.

Is the surname Malick getting more or less common?

More common. 1,590 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,986 in 2010, up 25%.

The surname Malick

A surname, carried by 1,986 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Malick is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,986 people named Malick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,461 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,590.

#14,902

rank among US surnames

1,986

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+24.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,609)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,893	Sweetman	1,987	155,383
#14,902	Enderle	1,986	155,461

Who is named Malick

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

88% of people named Malick identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Malicks

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Terrence Malick
American film director and screenwriter (born 1943)
Wendie Malick
American film, television and voice actress, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Malick

Malick has the Soundex code M420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M420.

Questions

How common is the surname Malick?: 1,986 people in the United States had the surname Malick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,461 Americans. It ranked 14,902nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Malick?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Malick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Malick?: Terrence Malick, American film director and screenwriter (born 1943), followed by Wendie Malick.
Where is the surname Malick most common?: Wikidata records people named Malick in the United States.
Is the surname Malick getting more or less common?: More common. 1,590 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,986 in 2010, up 25%.