Blick Surname

104,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Blick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the blike,' probably cognate with Blake (s.v. Black); v. Blake and Blick in Historical English Dictionary

John le Blyk, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard le Blyke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Blick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8781:193,00319,086
England9101:61,2297,223
Australia5681:47,5285,945
Germany3741:215,25524,301
New Zealand2271:19,9493,510
Sweden1611:61,1604,684
Uganda1071:364,85323,632
Canada591:624,50251,218
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Wales361:85,9597,098
Finland311:177,31315,564
France171:3,907,219231,005
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4381:55,6526,609
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3211:156,44414,384

Blick (75) may also be a first name.

Blick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the blike,' probably cognate with Blake (s.v. Black); v. Blake and Blick in Historical English Dictionary

John le Blyk, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard le Blyke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1670. Leonard Clerke and Mary Blick: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1654. Married — William Johnson 'and Mary Blicke: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

N Blígr; from the Swedish, Blix; from the Danish, Blicker; from the Flemish, Blieck; from the German, Blicke; from the Dutch, Bleeker; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Blick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blick is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Blick click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 104,651st most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,625,596 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Blick are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 75 people.

Blick is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,878 people, or 1 in 193,003. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent live, Maryland, where 8 percent live and Kansas, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Blick is found in 35 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Blick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blick last name expanded 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Blick last name is principally Catholic (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States Blick are 32.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Blick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68% more than the national average, earning R 399,240 per year; in United States they earn 15.89% more than the national average, earning $50,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.53% more than the national average, earning $59,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blieck91625/
Bleick91407/
Blicke9170/
Blickx9113/
Blaick915/
Bluick913/
Blickh912/
Bliock911/
Bloick910/
Blik89639/
Blic8960/
Billick83943/
Bellick8377/
Bleicke8343/
Blaicke8310/
Bliscke834/
B'Leick831/
Blischk831/
Bleck803,449/
Bluck801,771/
Bliek801,235/
Blaik80601/
Blicq80480/
Bleik80362/
Blike8060/
Blikø8049/
Blikh8029/
Bläck8014/
Blisk8013/
Blaic8011/
Bliok8010/
Blgic802/
Hblic801/
Blioc801/
Bleic801/
Bhlik801/
Hblik801/
Bliuk800/
Blischke77561/
Böllicke778/
Billicke771/
Billicks770/
Billik73714/
Bleeck73650/
Bellik73641/
Blecke73263/
Bellic7374/
Bliske7367/
Blikås7363/
Bleike7347/
Billic7333/
Bliecq7328/
Blaike7322/
Bliokh739/
Bläcks738/
Bläckt737/
Bleikh736/
Bleack736/
Bleckt732/
Bliscs732/
Bliksh731/
Blaiks731/
Blicth731/
Blaict730/
Blueck730/
Blek673,276/
Blix671,541/
Billeck67265/
Blyk67210/
Bleeckx67119/
Blec67103/
Bleecke67100/
Bluk6791/
Blikova6755/
Bliksås6743/
Blig6735/
Belluck6730/
Belleck6724/
Biellik6715/
Bläk677/
Bleikss676/
Mpllick673/
Blishke673/
Billicx672/
Bljk671/
Billioc671/
Billuck671/
Bliszcs671/
Billike671/
Bliq671/
Blaaike670/

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