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 surname Blick is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blick? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 104,651st most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,625,596 people. This surname is primarily found 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. Blick is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 75 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,878 people, or 1 in 193,003. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent are found, Maryland, where 8 percent are found and Kansas, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Blick exists in 35 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Blick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blick has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blick Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Blick surname are 32.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 86.21% being registered to vote for the political 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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