The Licht surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,665 people carried this name — #11,753 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 111,100 people counted. That is up 4% from 2,567 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 67 people named Licht.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 67 people named Licht live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
28 people named Licht live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
23 people named Licht have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 67 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
20 people named Licht is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Licht in American newspapers,
1900–1907.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 221,692 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Licht,
with a public archive behind them.
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Emanuel Gottlieb Licht 1742–1811 -
Hugo Licht 1841–1923 · architect -
Christian Wilhelm Rask Licht 1843–1902 · bricklayer -
Stephan Licht 1860–1932 · lawyer -
Stephan Licht 1860–1932 · lawyer
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Andrés Licht y Barrera 1699–1751 · Catholic bishop
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Licht.
- Liberti 594 · U.S. census
- Libra 245 · U.S. census
- Libs 139 · U.S. census
- Licari 1,443 · U.S. census
- Licata 3,750 · U.S. census
- Licciardi 601 · U.S. census
- Lichtenauer 161 · U.S. census
- Lichtenberger 1,312 · U.S. census
- Lichtenstein 2,456 · U.S. census
- Lichtle 121 · U.S. census
- Lidy 245 · U.S. census
- Lie 1,083 · U.S. census
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