Killick Surname

101,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,633 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Killick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kildwick,' a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire With Killick, an inevitable variant, compare Physic for Fish wick.

1601. Buried — John Kylleck: St Dionis Backchurch.

1602.

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Killick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,2301:17,2502,487
Australia3161:85,4299,880
Canada2861:128,83113,423
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
New Zealand1531:29,5975,184
Wales1221:25,3652,646
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Israel391:219,42720,804
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Jersey141:7,0861,520
India131:59,005,029552,550
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malta41:107,5681,849
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5171:16,0682,363
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Killick (63) may also be a first name.

Killick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kildwick,' a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire With Killick, an inevitable variant, compare Physic for Fish wick.

1601. Buried — John Kylleck: St Dionis Backchurch.

1602. John Killicke and Isabel Covell: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1745. Married — William Killick and Diana Bateman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1780. — George Samples and Amy Killick: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 for Kildwick, q.v.

2 conf. with Kellock, q.v.

The commonness of Killick in the South of England (Sussex) shows that the surname has another source besides the Yorks place-name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps Kilnwick, co. York. Many provincial dialects drop the final N of Kiln; and the w in the termination '-wick ' and '-wich ' is usually suppressed, as in War(w)ick, Nor(w)ich. The northeastern border of East Sussex has long been a great habitat of the name. 2. The personal name Calixt or Calixtus. The saint in the Roman calendar so called is commemorated on Oct. 14.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From killy-ick, the grove place.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The north - east border of East Sussex has long been the great habitat of the Killicks (L.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Killick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Killick occurs most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Killick.

How Common Is The Last Name Killick? popularity and diffusion

The surname Killick is the 101,863rd most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,572,965 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Killick reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 63 people.

The last name Killick is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 3,230 people, or 1 in 17,250. In England Killick is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 21 percent live, Kent, where 12 percent live and West Sussex, where 6 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 7 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Killick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Killick has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Killick last name increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 629 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,109 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 517 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Killick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Methodist (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Killick surname are 31.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Killick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.22% more than the national average, earning R 421,140 per year; in United States they earn 20.22% more than the national average, earning $51,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.15% more than the national average, earning $57,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Killic9213/
Kellick86290/
Cillick869/
Killikh866/
Killeck860/
Klick832,937/
Kllik831/
Quillick809/
Kellicks801/
Killig77370/
Cillik77174/
Klicks7737/
Killek7729/
Klicke7714/
Killix775/
Cllick773/
Kloick772/
Khllik771/
Killiq771/
Cillic771/
Kellik771/
Kluick770/
Killikova751/
Klik731,616/
Klic7371/
Kleicke7131/
Kelleck7110/
Klitcke716/
Kellikh712/
Chillic711/
Kelliks710/
Klitcks710/
Cellick710/
Click679,084/
Kluck675,576/
Kleck671,101/
Klaic67314/
Klück67297/
Quilliec67225/
Klics67164/
Khlik67120/
Kliuk67117/
Khlic6787/
Klischke6758/
Klikh6753/
Klioc6741/
Klike6713/
Kliek679/
Kleic678/
Klickova676/
Kliok675/
Klisc673/
Klikk671/
Klitk671/
Quillisk670/
Killeigh670/

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