Horricks Surname
Approximately 416 people bear this surname
Horricks Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horrocks,' probably the spot known as Horrocksford Hall, in the parish of Clitheroe, Lancashire The tendency of surnames to corrupt as they get further from their native home is shown in Horrox and Horrex (London Directory), which are unknown in Lancashire; compare Dixon and Dickson.
Read More About This SurnameHorricks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 232 | 1:158,817 | 16,066 |
| England | 103 | 1:540,952 | 33,556 |
| United States | 70 | 1:5,177,985 | 261,849 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 61 | 1:399,596 | 24,084 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Horricks Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Horrocks,' probably the spot known as Horrocksford Hall, in the parish of Clitheroe, Lancashire The tendency of surnames to corrupt as they get further from their native home is shown in Horrox and Horrex (London Directory), which are unknown in Lancashire; compare Dixon and Dickson.
William Horrocks, of Rumworth, Lancashire, 1584: Wills at Chester.
Peter Horrocks, of Turton, Lancashire, 1596: ibid.
James Horrocks, of Horwich, Lancashire, 1604: ibid.
1777. Married — William Horrex and Ann Parsonson: St. George, Hanover Square.
John Horrocks from Horrocks Hall, minister of Colne, died in 1667, at the age of 77 (W. W.). Jeremiah Horrox, the eminent astronomer of the 17th century, was born in 1619 at Toxteth near Liverpool; John Horrocks founded the muslin manufacture in Preston in 1791, and afterwards represented the town in Parliament (B.). In the 13th century there was a John Horroc in Backs (H. R.).
Horricks Demographics
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Horricks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Horricks Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Horricks is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Horricks? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 706,244th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,518,139 people. Horricks occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Horricks live; 72 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 158,817. In Canada Horricks is most numerous in: Ontario, where 51 percent are found, Alberta, where 31 percent are found and British Columbia, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Canada Horricks is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.
Horricks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Horricks has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Horricks surname rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 159 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Horricks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Horricks surname are 39.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.36% registered with the party.
The amount Horricks earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 43.25% more than the national average, earning $61,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $53,416 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoerricks | 94 | 8 | / |
| Horicks | 93 | 14 | / |
| Orricks | 93 | 0 | / |
| Herricks | 88 | 213 | / |
| Horrichs | 88 | 106 | / |
| Harricks | 88 | 83 | / |
| Hurricks | 88 | 72 | / |
| Hoericks | 88 | 2 | / |
| Horrecks | 88 | 1 | / |
| Horrioks | 88 | 0 | / |
| Oricks | 86 | 7 | / |
| Orrics | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hericks | 80 | 751 | / |
| Huricks | 80 | 39 | / |
| Horrigs | 80 | 12 | / |
| Horichs | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ehricks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Erricks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Héricks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Horickx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oriks | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garricks | 75 | 488 | / |
| Hoorickx | 75 | 21 | / |
| Hoerichs | 75 | 13 | / |
| Heericks | 75 | 6 | / |
| Jurricks | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oerrichs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Huiricks | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hauricks | 75 | 0 | / |
| Heuricks | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ericks | 71 | 266 | / |
| Hérics | 71 | 237 | / |
| Horrix | 71 | 220 | / |
| Herics | 71 | 85 | / |
| Horikx | 71 | 49 | / |
| Horicx | 71 | 23 | / |
| Uricks | 71 | 14 | / |
| Orieks | 71 | 3 | / |
| Orioks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Heriks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Aricks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garrricks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hariks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Erriks | 71 | 0 | / |
| Horeks | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ehrichs | 67 | 204 | / |
| Herichs | 67 | 74 | / |
| Herickx | 67 | 62 | / |
| Hörichs | 67 | 18 | / |
| Garicks | 67 | 6 | / |
| Garriks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erick's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herrigs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hérickx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guricks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Errichs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gorrigs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hurichs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Uhrichs | 67 | 0 | / |
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Horricks Reference & Research
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