Licht

in the US

There are 2,293 people with the last name "Licht" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Licht 10,905
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  1. is 10,901st most common Keltner
  2. is 10,902nd most common Pyatt
  3. is 10,903rd most common Burkart
  4. is 10,904th most common Handler
  5. is 10,905th most common Licht
  6. is 10,906th most common Mandeville
  7. is 10,907th most common Stogner
  8. is 10,908th most common Truett
  9. is 10,909th most common Carberry

Most Common First Names for Licht

David, Robert, William, John, Mary, Michael, James, Mark, Daniel, Jeffrey



Meaning & History

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a chandler, from Middle High German lieht, Yiddish likht ‘candle’, ‘light’. In some instances the German name may have arisen as a nickname from the same word in the sense ‘light’, ‘shining’, and the Jewish name may have been ornamental.

German: habitational name from places called Lichta or Lichte, both in Thuringia.

Dutch: nickname for a slight man, from licht ‘light (in weight)’.


Recent Searches for "Licht" in the US

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David Licht (9 searches)

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