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

Stick, 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 Stick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stick in America

Stick is the 45886th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stick surname appeared 465 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 Stick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stick 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 Stick

The surname STICK has its origins in the Netherlands and Germany, and dates back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old Dutch and Old German words 'sticke' and 'stecke', meaning a stick or staff. The name likely referred to someone who carried a staff or stick as part of their profession, such as a shepherd or traveler.

STICK was a relatively common surname in the Low Countries and parts of Germany during the medieval period. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the 1389 census records of the city of Leiden in the Netherlands, where a man named Jan Sticke is listed as a resident.

In the 15th century, the STICK surname appears in various municipal records and court documents across the Netherlands and Germany. In 1472, a man named Hendrick Sticke is mentioned in the archives of the city of Utrecht as a witness in a legal dispute.

The name STICK is also found in some early place names, such as Stickenhausen, a village in the German state of Hesse, which was first recorded in 1265 under the name 'Stickenhuson'.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname STICK was Hans Stick (c. 1480-1554), a German painter and engraver who was active in the city of Nuremberg during the Renaissance.

In the 17th century, the STICK surname was carried by several Dutch settlers who emigrated to the New World. One such individual was Cornelis Stick (1620-1689), who arrived in New Amsterdam (present-day New York) in the 1640s and became a prominent merchant and landowner.

Other notable individuals with the surname STICK include Johann Christian Stick (1735-1809), a German philosopher and theologian, and Karl Stick (1898-1977), a German artist and writer who was part of the Expressionist movement.

The STICK surname has also been found in various historical records in England, such as the 1841 census, which lists a family of STICKs living in the county of Wiltshire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stick

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

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

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