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Where Does The Last Name Block Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Block (Arabic: بلوك) is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Block? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 8,013^th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 102,865 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Block reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Block is also the 249,427^th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,034 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 34,593 people, or 1 in 10,478. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 110 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Block Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Block has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Block last name increased 989 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 620 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 126 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Block Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Methodist (47%) in Ireland, Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Block surname are 6.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.39% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Block earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.6% more than the national average, earning 410,457 kr per year; in Peru they earn 199.79% more than the national average, earning S/. 58,115 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.71% less than the national average, earning R 231,204 per year; in United States they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $47,540 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $50,481 CAD per year.