Ick Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard,' from the nick. Hick, which see. The surname seems to have lost its aspirate, in favour a variants such as Hicks. The name scurvies in particular on the Shropshire-Staffordshire border, from which stock produced the name's infamous son, author, David Icke.

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Ick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
India91:85,229,487684,495
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ick (153) may also be a first name.

Ick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard,' from the nick. Hick, which see. The surname seems to have lost its aspirate, in favour a variants such as Hicks. The name scurvies in particular on the Shropshire-Staffordshire border, from which stock produced the name's infamous son, author, David Icke.

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

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Icca, Ica (Anglo-Hebrew) prob. also a pet-form of Isaac, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ick is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ick? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 876,631st most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name Ick occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 32 percent of Ick reside; 25 percent reside in Western Europe and 25 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Ick is also the 743,570th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 153 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 1,059,282. In Germany Ick is mostly concentrated in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 22 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Hamburg, where 14 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Ick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ick last name expanded 469 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ick last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Ick earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.74% more than the national average, earning $60,729 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hick866,083/
Eick864,773/
Yick864,484/
Icke861,226/
Jick86987/
Ieck8682/
Aick8637/
Uick8636/
Iock863/
Oick862/
Isck862/
Ickė861/
Ickc861/
Icck861/
Ickz861/
Ikck861/
Ic806,247/
Ik804,040/
Eicke752,253/
Heick751,683/
Hicke75714/
Haick75478/
Eijck75218/
Eicks75171/
Huick7544/
Goick7533/
Hieck7528/
Ichke7527/
Hoick7518/
Gaick755/
Hickx752/
Uicke751/
Yicke751/
Iecgk751/
Idkck751/
Itcqk751/
Hiock751/
Jidck750/
Hisck750/
Gigck750/
Hickt750/
Hijck750/
Ike67118,158/
Eck6719,449/
Aik674,688/
Yik671,981/
Eik671,542/
Iek671,484/
Hic67794/
Icc67501/
Jik67499/
Gik67308/
Uik67256/
Hik67201/
Aic67187/
Igc67147/
Heicke67112/
Ikh67107/
Yic6788/
Jic6748/
Iok6745/
Oik6744/
Heicks6743/
Eic6732/
Ikk6724/
Oic6722/
Ihk6719/
Iec6716/
Uic6715/
Ijk6710/
Haicke6710/
Iqk6710/
Jck678/
Ijc678/
Yck678/
Ikz678/
Ikg677/
Igk677/
Icx677/
Hickss676/
Ihc676/
Icp676/
Hoicke676/
Ikc676/
Țic675/
Hick's675/
Ict675/
Ikq675/
Ichkgh674/
Izc674/
Izk674/
Ickova673/
Icg673/
Hiccks672/
Hicksj672/
Hiscke672/
Hiscks672/
Huijck672/
Hickcs671/
Hitcke671/
Eijcke671/
Iqc671/
Uanick671/
Ikx671/
Haicks670/
Huicks670/
Hoicks670/
Haichk670/
Heidck670/

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