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

Lichtsinn, 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 Lichtsinn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lichtsinn in America

Lichtsinn is the 72332nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lichtsinn surname appeared 269 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 Lichtsinn.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lichtsinn 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 Lichtsinn

The surname Lichtsinn is of German origin, and it dates back to the 16th century. The name is derived from the German words "licht," meaning "light," and "sinn," meaning "sense" or "mind." It was likely an occupational name given to a person who worked with light, such as a candlemaker or a lamplighter.

The earliest recorded use of the name Lichtsinn can be found in the town records of Nuremberg, Germany, in the year 1543. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hans Lichtsinn, a candlemaker who lived in Nuremberg in the mid-16th century.

In the 17th century, the name Lichtsinn appeared in various records in the German states of Bavaria and Saxony. One notable individual with this surname was Johann Lichtsinn, a philosopher and theologian who was born in Dresden in 1635 and died in 1699.

During the 18th century, the Lichtsinn family spread to other parts of Germany, as well as to neighboring countries such as Austria and Switzerland. In 1756, a man named Friedrich Lichtsinn was born in the town of Halle, in what is now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He became a prominent merchant and banker in his hometown.

In the 19th century, the Lichtsinn surname was also found in the United States, as German immigrants began arriving in the country. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name in America was Carl Lichtsinn, who was born in 1824 in Bavaria and emigrated to New York City in the 1850s.

Another notable bearer of the Lichtsinn name was Wilhelm Lichtsinn, a German-American artist who was born in 1873 in Stuttgart, Germany, and later moved to Chicago, where he became known for his landscape paintings.

Throughout history, the Lichtsinn surname has been associated with various professions, including candlemakers, philosophers, merchants, bankers, and artists. While not a very common name, it has left its mark in various parts of the world, particularly in Germany and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lichtsinn

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

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 Lichtsinn 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 Lichtsinn 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 Lichtsinn was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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