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

Lies, 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 Lies surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lies in America

Lies is the 21986th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lies surname appeared 1,180 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 Lies.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lies 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 Lies

The surname "LIES" is believed to have originated in the Netherlands during the late medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Dutch word "lies," which means "reed" or "rush." This suggests that the name may have been an occupational surname for those who worked with reeds or rushes, perhaps as thatchers or basket weavers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Dutch city of Leiden in the 15th century. A man named Pieter Lies was mentioned in a municipal record from the year 1472. There are also references to a family called "Van der Lies" in the nearby town of Voorschoten during the same time period.

In the 16th century, the name appears to have spread to other parts of the Netherlands, as well as to neighboring regions such as Belgium and northern Germany. A notable figure from this era was Cornelis Lies (1523-1599), a Dutch painter and engraver who was active in Antwerp.

The 17th century saw the emergence of several prominent individuals with the surname "LIES." One of them was the Dutch theologian and philosopher Arnold Lies (1603-1669), who served as a professor at the University of Groningen. Another was the Dutch painter Andries Lies (1630-1678), whose works are still displayed in various museums across the Netherlands.

As the Dutch established colonies in other parts of the world, the surname "LIES" also began to appear in places like South Africa and Indonesia. One such individual was the Dutch-Indonesian merchant and colonial administrator Jacob Lies (1677-1742), who served as the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1729 to 1732.

In more recent times, the name has been associated with individuals in various fields. For example, the Dutch-American writer and academic Egbert Lies (1876-1962) was a professor of English literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Another notable figure was the Dutch artist and illustrator Lies Aerts (1909-1992), whose works often depicted scenes from everyday life in the Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lies

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

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

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