Crick Surname

55,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Crick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crick,' a parish in the Diocese of Peterborough. Probably from Anglo-Saxon crecca, a creek, i.e. a bend, nook, corner. Skeat quotes (v. Creek) Cricklade (Creccagelad) in Wiltshire, and Creccanford, now Crayford, in Kent.

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Crick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1891:113,65912,296
England2,8691:19,4212,769
Australia1,0571:25,5403,478
Jordan5421:16,3142,611
Canada3291:111,99311,960
Lebanon2591:21,7652,569
Belgium1761:65,32210,474
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
Trinidad and Tobago731:18,6852,235
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
France451:1,476,060142,161
Saint Lucia421:4,257605
Wales411:75,4766,450
Barbados401:7,186655
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Nicaragua261:231,5802,688
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Honduras191:464,0233,299
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines81:14,082855
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
India51:153,413,076951,030
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7681:13,7872,067
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5351:93,8679,617

Crick (64) may also be a first name.

Crick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Crick,' a parish in the Diocese of Peterborough. Probably from Anglo-Saxon crecca, a creek, i.e. a bend, nook, corner. Skeat quotes (v. Creek) Cricklade (Creccagelad) in Wiltshire, and Creccanford, now Crayford, in Kent.

Bartholomew de Crekke, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Jacobus de Crakke, Suffolk, ibid.

Matilda de Crec, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Bartholomew de Crec, Norfolk, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

James de Creke, Norfolk, temp. Henry III: History of Norfolk.

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

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Crick, or Dweller at a Creek, Cove, or Nook [v. Creek]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in cos. Northampt. and Monmouth. Camden derives the surname from the Welsh "krick, that is curl-pate."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Northamptonshire.

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

Crick: (Anglo-Saxon cric), a creek; not usual as a suffix, but found as Creech, Evercreech, Cricklade.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Crick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crick is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Crick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,379th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 794,370 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Crick are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most common first name internationally, borne by 64 people.

The last name Crick is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,189 people, or 1 in 113,659. In The United States Crick is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 18 percent are found, Tennessee, where 10 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Crick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crick has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 596 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 373 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Crick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Crick surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Shiite (95%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Crick last name are 21.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Crick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.95% more than the national average, earning R 361,080 per year; in United States they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $42,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning $49,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Creick912/
Kcrick910/
Cruick910/
Cric891,274/
Crik89430/
Cricksh8327/
Cruicks8311/
Krick807,021/
Craik802,786/
Crack801,760/
Cricq8029/
Creik8011/
Creck809/
Craic805/
Criek802/
Qrick801/
Croic801/
Crigc801/
Crikk800/
Cruik800/
Crickova771/
Krieck73844/
Kricke73759/
Kreick73240/
Craike73186/
Kricks7352/
Krickx7333/
Kraick7331/
Cruiks7325/
Kruick7321/
Creeck7311/
Cryzck731/
Cracck731/
Krickė731/
Creitc731/
Crecks731/
Krizck731/
Krichk731/
Qurick731/
Kroick730/
Craiks730/
Creack730/
Creuck730/
Cruike730/
Cryk677,242/
Krik671,995/
Kric671,002/
Crix6748/
Criq6743/
Crec6725/
Crek6721/
Crăc6712/
Cruycke6711/
Krichke679/
Cricova679/
Cryc675/
Kriscke675/
Crig673/
Creechk672/
Kriegck672/
Qrik671/
Cricque671/
Qric671/
Kraisck671/
Kreicke670/

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