Flick Surname

31,187th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Flick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the spotted,' streaked, dappled 'A flecked pie.': Chancer.

William le Flik, Close Rolls, 3 Edward f.

Peter Fleke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Fleke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Flick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5811:34,2564,273
Germany4,9331:16,3202,158
Australia3641:74,1648,706
Canada2511:146,79515,033
Luxembourg1611:3,606479
Netherlands1371:123,26419,295
Austria1021:83,48512,474
England991:562,80934,447
France621:1,071,334116,831
Hungary611:160,92314,302
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
Iraq421:833,84911,429
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Sweden131:757,44356,422
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
China41:341,830,39216,990
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1441:169,27314,363
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2971:21,8632,752

Flick (219) may also be a first name.

Flick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the spotted,' streaked, dappled 'A flecked pie.': Chancer.

William le Flik, Close Rolls, 3 Edward f.

Peter Fleke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Fleke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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

Perhaps of local origin from Flegg in co. Norfolk. Patryk Flek and others, "cordinaris and barkaris of barkit ledyr," were charged in 1559 with "wrangus brekyne of the statuttis" of Inverness (Rec. Inc., I, p. 36). This surname is also recorded in Edinburgh, 1605 (Edinb. Marr.), and in 1650 Andro Flecke was minister of Dundee (Lamont, Diary, p. 23). Bessie Fleck in Robertoun, 1657, and eight mere of the name (Lanark CR.). William Fleck in Humbie was accused of sorcery in 1659 (Dalyell, Darker superstitions, p. 275), and Robert Fleck is recorded in Dumfries, 1679 (Dumfries). John Fleck of Little Milton, parish of Urr (M'Kerlie, V, p. 314).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) A variant of Fleck, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Dutch, Flick; from the Danish, Flig, Flycht; from the French, Flèche (?); a personal name.

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

Flick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Flick is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Flick? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,187th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 425,500 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Flick live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. Flick is also the 609,814th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 219 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 10,581 people, or 1 in 34,256. In The United States Flick is primarily concentrated in: California, where 7 percent are found, Indiana, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Flick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Flick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Flick surname expanded 461 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Flick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Flick last name is primarily Catholic (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States Flick are 19.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Flick earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 25.47% less than the national average, earning 257,942 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning $44,310 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $51,259 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Flicke9183/
Fleick9141/
Flieck918/
Floick911/
Fluick910/
Flik89677/
Flic8920/
Fellick8372/
Pflicke8371/
Fleck8033,128/
Fluck803,761/
Flück802,210/
Flisc80139/
Fliek8071/
Flike8033/
Fläck8018/
Fleik8012/
Flics8011/
Flyck804/
Flaik804/
Flicx802/
Fleic801/
Fliok800/
Fleischk771/
Flyckt73424/
Flecke73418/
Flueck73168/
Flikke73106/
Fillik7369/
Pfluck7369/
Fläcke736/
Flückt736/
Fleikh734/
Fellic733/
Flycke732/
Fleeck732/
Pfleck731/
Flechk731/
Flyuik731/
Fleuck731/
Fleict730/
Fleike730/
Fleckt730/
Fleack730/
Fliske730/
Flek671,411/
Flix67473/
Flig67350/
Fluk67287/
Flyk67104/
Flikova6799/
Pflücke6763/
Flec674/
Fliq672/
Fleeckx671/
Flük671/
Flüc671/
Vellick671/
Villick670/
Fesllic670/
Pfluyck670/
Felluck670/

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