Find out how popular the last name Illich is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Illich.

Illich, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Illich surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Illich in America

Illich is the 107669th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Illich surname appeared 165 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Illich.

We can also compare 2010 data for Illich to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Illich

The surname Illich is of Slavic origin, specifically tracing its roots to the Russian and Ukrainian regions. It is believed to have emerged in the early medieval period, around the 9th or 10th century.

One of the earliest known mentions of the name Illich can be found in ancient manuscripts from the Kievan Rus', a medieval East Slavic state that existed from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. These records indicate that the name was derived from the Slavic personal name "Ilya," which itself is a variation of the Hebrew name "Elijah."

The surname Illich is thought to have been initially adopted as a patronymic, meaning it was used to indicate one's relation to their father or ancestor named Ilya. In Slavic naming conventions, the suffix "-ich" or "-ych" was commonly added to a father's name to create a surname for their children.

During the Middle Ages, the Illich surname was particularly prevalent in the regions of modern-day Ukraine and Russia. Several notable figures bearing this surname have been recorded throughout history, including Ivan Illich, a renowned Austrian philosopher and critic of modern institutions, who lived from 1926 to 2002.

Another prominent individual with the Illich surname was Vladimir Illich Lenin, the revolutionary leader and the head of the Bolshevik party, who played a pivotal role in the Russian Revolution of 1917. He was born in 1870 and died in 1924.

In the realm of literature, Lev Illich Tolstoy, the celebrated Russian author best known for his masterpieces "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," carried the Illich surname. He lived from 1828 to 1910.

Yevgeny Illich Zamyatin, a Russian author and pioneer of the science fiction genre, was also a bearer of the Illich surname. He lived from 1884 to 1937.

Finally, Yaroslav Illich Gashek, a Czech writer and satirist renowned for his unfinished novel "The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk," was born with the Illich surname in 1883 and passed away in 1923.

While the Illich surname has its origins in Slavic regions, it has since spread to various parts of the world due to migration and cultural exchange. However, its roots can be traced back to the early medieval period in Eastern Europe, where it emerged as a patronymic name derived from the personal name Ilya.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Illich

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Illich.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Illich was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Illich has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Illich was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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