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

Ick is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ick? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ick is the 876,631st most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Ick reside; 25 percent reside in Western Europe and 25 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 743,570th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 153 people.

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

Ick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ick has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 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 Ick are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with 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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