[5][page needed] The word Liechtenstein come from Middle High German lieht (light) and stein (stone rock).
[8] The first recorded Liechtensteiner to move to America was a man named Joseph Batliner.
The Liechtensteiners in Dubuque formed a close knit community often marrying each other and god fathering each others' children.
[9] Small amounts of Liechtensteiners also emigrated to Canada and South America, mainly to Brazil and Argentina.
Sixteen percent practiced other faiths (6% Muslim, 10% no affiliation), while 4% were undeclared.