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

The last name Atack (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﺘﺎﻙ) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atack? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 781 people, or 1 in 71,342. In England Atack is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 37 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Beside England it exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Atack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Atack has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Atack surname 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 Atack are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with 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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