Atack Surname

310,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Atack Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the oak'; Anglo-Saxon dc; compare Acton, Ackworth, Ackroyd, acorn, Sc., and v. Attwood, Attwell, &c.

Adam At the Ock, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1709. Baptised — Elizabeth, d.

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Atack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7811:71,3428,173
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Canada901:409,39536,056
Australia521:519,14839,018
Scotland371:144,6988,671
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Wales211:147,35910,403
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4291:56,8196,723
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Atack (10) may also be a first name.

Atack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the oak'; Anglo-Saxon dc; compare Acton, Ackworth, Ackroyd, acorn, Sc., and v. Attwood, Attwell, &c.

Adam At the Ock, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1709. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. of Thomas Atack: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1765. Married — Samuel Cooper and Christian Attack: St. George, Hanover Square.

1790. — Miles Atack and Elizabeth Fryer: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Atack Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Atack Come From? nationality or country of origin

Atack (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺘﺎﻙ) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Atack click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atack? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 310,170th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,997,980 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Atack live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Atack is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 781 people, or 1 in 71,342. In England Atack is most prevalent in: West Yorkshire, where 37 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Atack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Atack has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Atack last name increased 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 2,650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 740 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Atack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Atack last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Atack earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.35% more than the national average, earning $49,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.25% more than the national average, earning $65,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atacık91176/
Attack9190/
Ataick912/
Hatack911/
Ateack911/
Atak8929,409/
Atac89643/
Haytack83162/
Eastack832/
Hattack830/
Atake802,140/
Attak80498/
Aytac80392/
Gatak80378/
Aitak80264/
Hatak80240/
Atock80238/
Aytak80139/
Athak8037/
Aatak8033/
Adtak8015/
Ataak806/
Ahtak806/
Atatc805/
Ataik804/
Ateak804/
Etack803/
Atakh802/
Eatak801/
Attac801/
Ajtac801/
Aetak801/
Athac801/
Autac801/
Autak801/
Atask801/
D'Attack771/
Easttack770/
Hattacks770/
Hatake7346,664/
Eatock73594/
Hattak73189/
Atayık73164/
Haytac7382/
Attock7341/
Haitak7336/
Gathak7330/
Asteak7325/
Atauke7318/
Haytak7312/
Austac7310/
Ataike7310/
Hathak738/
Ataake738/
Aytake736/
Aatake736/
Athake736/
Gautak736/
Hotack735/
Gahtak735/
Aitock735/
Attake734/
Atouck733/
Aithak732/
Autake732/
Hautak731/
Gataic731/
Gatakh731/
Haatak731/
Aitake731/
Attakk731/
Atahak731/
Atahke731/
Atahac731/
Gatock731/
Gattak731/
Gatauk731/
Gadtak731/
Haitac731/
Attajk731/
Auttak731/
Heathasck710/
Atok674,514/
Atoc671,108/
Atag67437/
Atakova67341/
Otak67312/
Etak67168/
Otac6799/
Ataq6758/
Eattock6746/
Hattock6721/
Haytock679/
Gatthak679/
Atakowa677/
Hashtak674/
Atax674/
Hathock673/
Eastake672/
Haitake672/
Hattake671/
Heatock671/
Hatakhe671/
Gathauk671/
Ahattak671/
Aisthak671/
Aistock671/
Attakhe671/
Astaike671/
Ashtakh671/
Hautake671/
Haytauc671/
Hasstac671/
Hastakh671/
Aittock671/
Ahattac671/
Eastock671/
Ataková671/
Astakht671/
Asstacc671/
Heytack670/
Austock670/
Eastact670/

Atack Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Atack in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﺘﺎﻙtak-

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