The Lichtenstein surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,456 people carried this name — #12,602 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 120,500 people counted. That is up 6% from 2,322 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Lichtenstein surname
A surname transferred from the place name.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Lichtenstein» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 119 people named Lichtenstein 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
71 people named Lichtenstein live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 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
62 people named Lichtenstein have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 105 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 52 people named Lichtenstein.
24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Paris.
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 the Nordic population registers
45 people named Lichtenstein 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
Lichtenstein in American newspapers,
1912–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,875 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Lichtenstein,
with a public archive behind them.
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Elizabeth Lichtenstein 1764–1848 · author -
Hinrich Lichtenstein 1780–1857 · naturalist -
Abraham Jacob Lichtenstein 1806–1880 · hazzan -
Georg Rudolph Lichtenstein 1745–1807 · teacher
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Anton August Heinrich Lichtenstein 1753–1816 · librarian
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August Gerhard Gottfried Lichtenstein 1780–1851 · pharmacist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lichtenstein.
- Licari 1,443 · U.S. census
- Licata 3,750 · U.S. census
- Licciardi 601 · U.S. census
- Licht 2,665 · U.S. census
- Lichtenauer 161 · U.S. census
- Lichtenberger 1,312 · U.S. census
- Lichtle 121 · U.S. census
- Lidy 245 · U.S. census
- Lie 1,083 · U.S. census
- Lieb 3,207 · U.S. census
- Liebe 794 · U.S. census
- Liebenguth 101 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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