Garlick Surname
Approximately 9,988 people bear this surname
Garlick Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'a garlick-monger' (which see), or a peasant; one who smelt of garlick. But the first solution is probably the correct one; v. Peppercorn, where a spicer is so called in 1379. Nothing could be more natural than such a sobriquet.
Read More About This SurnameGarlick Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,486 | 1:15,983 | 2,330 |
| United States | 3,247 | 1:111,629 | 12,123 |
| Australia | 2,056 | 1:13,130 | 1,898 |
| New Zealand | 412 | 1:10,991 | 1,921 |
| Canada | 325 | 1:113,371 | 12,083 |
| South Africa | 151 | 1:358,793 | 32,710 |
| Wales | 123 | 1:25,159 | 2,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 40 | 1:46,126 | 4,031 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,579 | 1:9,451 | 1,418 |
| Scotland | 57 | 1:65,670 | 3,971 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 771 | 1:65,134 | 7,100 |
Garlick (34) may also be a first name.
Garlick Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'a garlick-monger' (which see), or a peasant; one who smelt of garlick. But the first solution is probably the correct one; v. Peppercorn, where a spicer is so called in 1379. Nothing could be more natural than such a sobriquet. Lancashire and Yorkshire were strongly represented by this name; they are so still.
Robert Garlec, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Margareta Garlek, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Henry Garlycke, Patent Roll.
William Garleke, of Poulton, 1560: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Jane Garlic, of Thornton, 1661: ibid.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) English corruption of French Gerlac(h, Teutonic Gerlac = Spear-Play or -Contest [Teutonic gér, gár, spear + lác, play, contest] (English) a nickname or sign-name from the vegetable, lit. ‘spear-leek’ [Old English gár, a spear + leác, a leek]
“Warlike” in Anglo-Saxon, (Ger-Lach).
In the H.R., Garlec, which looks like a sobriquet: otherwise it might be a contraction of Garlwick, the name of a place.
i. q. the German name Gerlach; from ger-leich, lick, warlike.
For Garlec or Garlayk. John Garlayk of Bretagne, and John Garlec, occur t. Henry V. (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 216,246). Probably a corruption of Gerloch, a Breton name.
From the German, Gawlick; a personal name.
William Garlick was one of the Marlborough burgesses in 1711 (W.). This is also an ancient name in the east of England. In the 13th century it occurred as Garlec in Cambridgeshire and as Garlek in Norfolk (H. R.). Nicholas Garlick, a Roman Catholic priest of Dinting, Derbyshire, suffered martyrdom for his religion at Derby in 1588 (Wood's "Eyam.").
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Garlick Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garlick Come From? nationality or country of origin
Garlick has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garlick? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 51,317th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 729,630 people. Garlick occurs mostly in Europe, where 37 percent of Garlick reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 34 people.
The surname Garlick is most common in England, where it is borne by 3,486 people, or 1 in 15,983. In England Garlick is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 13 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.
Garlick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Garlick has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Garlick last name grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Garlick Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Garlick surname is primarily Anglican (77%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Garlick surname are 15.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.64% being registered with the party.
The amount Garlick earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 175.45% more than the national average, earning 953,287 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.78% more than the national average, earning R 258,492 per year; in United States they earn 4.02% more than the national average, earning $44,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning $49,292 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garlicke | 93 | 12 | / |
| Garllick | 93 | 1 | / |
| Gaerlick | 93 | 0 | / |
| Garlic | 92 | 353 | / |
| Garlik | 92 | 184 | / |
| Garellick | 88 | 56 | / |
| Gorlick | 86 | 484 | / |
| Gerlick | 86 | 219 | / |
| Garlike | 86 | 19 | / |
| Garliks | 86 | 4 | / |
| Garluck | 86 | 2 | / |
| Garliok | 86 | 1 | / |
| Garlizk | 86 | 0 | / |
| Garleck | 86 | 0 | / |
| Garrellick | 82 | 2 | / |
| Goerlick | 80 | 7 | / |
| Garellik | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gorllick | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gehrlick | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garlicsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gorleick | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gourlick | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gorlik | 77 | 146 | / |
| Garlík | 77 | 98 | / |
| Gerlik | 77 | 60 | / |
| Gorlic | 77 | 34 | / |
| Garlec | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garlikova | 75 | 66 | / |
| Gorellick | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gierlik | 71 | 192 | / |
| Gerlikh | 71 | 38 | / |
| Gierlic | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gorluik | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gerluck | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gherlic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garleak | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gorleck | 71 | 0 | / |
| Garellek | 67 | 51 | / |
| Gourluck | 67 | 24 | / |
| Gourleck | 67 | 9 | / |
| Garleigh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Garlique | 67 | 0 | / |
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