Attack Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Niger

Attack 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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Attack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:1,466,26563,675
Niger221:872,36419,806
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Attack (30) may also be a first name.

Attack 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

Attack Last Name Facts

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

The surname Attack occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Attack? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,967,751st most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The last name Attack occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Attack reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,466,265. In England it is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 29 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 24 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 21 percent live. Not including England Attack is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 24 percent live and Iran, where 16 percent live.

Attack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Attack has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Attack surname declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Attack Last Name Statistics demography

Attack earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning $50,935 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hattack920/
Atack911,215/
Attak91498/
Attac911/
D'Attack861/
Easttack860/
Hattacks860/
Hattak83189/
Atacık83176/
Attock8341/
Attake834/
Ataick832/
Hatack831/
Attakk831/
Gattak831/
Ateack831/
Attajk831/
Auttak831/
Atak8029,409/
Atac80643/
Haytack77162/
Eattock7746/
Hattock7721/
Gatthak779/
Eastack772/
Hattake771/
Ahattak771/
Attakhe771/
Aittock771/
Ahattac771/
Atake732,140/
Aytac73392/
Gatak73378/
Aitak73264/
Hatak73240/
Atock73238/
Attaq73212/
Aytak73139/
Athak7337/
Aatak7333/
Attag7318/
Ottak7315/
Adtak7315/
Attok738/
Ataak736/
Ahtak736/
Atatc735/
Ataik734/
Ateak734/
Attoc734/
Ettak733/
Etack733/
Atakh732/
Eatak731/
Ajtac731/
Aetak731/
Athac731/
Autac731/
Autak731/
Atask731/
Attaková715/
Hathtock712/
Attakowa711/
Hatthask711/
Easttake710/
Hatake6746,664/
Gattoc671,230/
Hettak67821/
Eatock67594/
Ettaik67546/
Attouk67314/
Atayık67164/
Haytac6782/
Hattok6759/
Haitak6736/
Ottock6732/
Gathak6730/
Asteak6725/
Atauke6718/
Haytak6712/
Austac6710/
Ataike6710/
Attoke679/
Hathak678/
Ataake678/
Attaix676/
Aytake676/
Aatake676/
Athake676/
Gautak676/
Hotack675/
Gahtak675/
Aitock675/
Ottake673/
Hattag673/
Attaiq673/
Atouck673/
Aithak672/
Attakhova672/
Autake672/
Haithtock672/
Ettock671/
Hautak671/
Gataic671/
Gatakh671/
Haatak671/
Aitake671/
Atahak671/
Atahke671/
Atteaq671/
Atahac671/
Hottak671/
Gatock671/
Gattag671/
Gatauk671/
Gadtak671/
Ettakh671/
Attagh671/
Haitac671/
Heathasck670/

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