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

Lidtke, 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 Lidtke surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lidtke in America

Lidtke is the 103181st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lidtke surname appeared 174 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 Lidtke.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lidtke 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 Lidtke

The surname Lidtke has its origins in northern Germany, particularly in the areas of modern-day Pomerania and Brandenburg. It likely emerged in the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century.

The name Lidtke is derived from the Germanic root words "lid" meaning "people" and the diminutive suffix "-ke," which was commonly added to personal names or descriptive nicknames. It may have initially referred to someone from a specific village or region inhabited by a particular tribe or group of people.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Prussian State Archives, where a Hansz Lidtke is mentioned in a document from 1482 in the town of Neustettin (now Szczecinek, Poland). This suggests the name was already well-established in the region by the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, a Martin Lidtke is noted in the town records of Stettin (now Szczecin, Poland) in 1523. This indicates the name had spread to other areas of Pomerania by that time.

A notable bearer of the name was Johann Lidtke, a German Protestant theologian and educator born in Pomerania in 1644. He served as a rector at the prestigious St. Mary's School in Stettin and published several works on theology and education during his lifetime.

Another individual of note was Friedrich Wilhelm Lidtke, a Prussian military officer born in 1790 in Brandenburg. He served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a major general in the Prussian Army, playing a role in the reform efforts following Prussia's defeat by Napoleon.

In the 19th century, the Lidtke name can be found in various records from the Pomeranian region, which was then part of the Kingdom of Prussia. For instance, a Carl Lidtke is listed as a landowner in the village of Bützow (now Bytów, Poland) in 1856.

While the name originated in northern Germany, it eventually spread to other parts of Europe and the world through migration and immigration. However, its roots can be traced back to the historical regions of Pomerania and Brandenburg, where it first emerged as a surname among the Germanic peoples of those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lidtke

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

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

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