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

Licklider, 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 Licklider surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Licklider in America

Licklider is the 48800th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Licklider surname appeared 432 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 Licklider.

We can also compare 2010 data for Licklider 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 Licklider

The surname LICKLIDER has its origins in Germany, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Middle High German word 'leckeln', which means 'to lick' or 'to lap'. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone with a particular occupation or trait related to licking or lapping.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Johann LICKLIDER, a merchant from Bavaria, who was mentioned in local records from the town of Augsburg in 1563. A few decades later, the name appeared in the records of the nearby city of Nuremberg, with a Peter LICKLIDER listed as a member of the guild of bakers in 1591.

The LICKLIDER name can also be found in some of the earliest immigration records from Germany to North America. A Hans LICKLIDER, born in 1647 in the village of Neuhausen, near Stuttgart, is recorded as having arrived in Pennsylvania in 1683, as part of the first wave of German settlers in the region.

During the 18th century, the name started to spread across various parts of Germany and beyond. Notable bearers from this period include Friedrich LICKLIDER, a philosopher and author born in Saxony in 1721, and Johann LICKLIDER, a composer and organist from Bavaria, who lived from 1752 to 1826.

As the name continued to disperse, it also underwent some variations in spelling, with forms such as LICKLIDDER, LICKLEDER, and LICKLIEDER appearing in different regions. One of the earliest instances of these variations can be found in the records of the town of Erlangen, where a Wilhelm LICKLIEDER was listed as a vintner in 1784.

In more recent centuries, the LICKLIDER name has been carried by notable individuals in various fields. These include Joseph Carl Robnett LICKLIDER, an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer born in 1915, who is considered one of the most important figures in the development of modern computing. Another bearer of note was Hans LICKLIDER, a German-American painter and sculptor born in 1892, who was known for his abstract expressionist works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Licklider

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

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

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