Lack Surname

53,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Lack Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lake,' from residence thereby; a variant; compare the French Du Lac, and v. Lach and Lake.

William Lack, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Lack, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Lack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4851:104,00511,447
England1,8411:30,2654,060
Australia1,3661:19,7632,741
Switzerland7541:10,8921,790
Germany6291:127,99015,614
France4541:146,30622,633
Brazil2131:1,005,04435,543
Canada1951:188,95218,643
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
Sweden761:129,5639,162
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Mexico481:2,585,96321,318
Hungary481:204,50617,202
Wales341:91,0167,411
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Austria291:293,63633,260
Senegal221:662,6972,512
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Togo91:805,3086,372
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China31:455,773,85521,925
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0251:23,7813,316
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4771:105,28010,575

The alternate forms: Lâck (1) are calculated separately.

Lack (585) may also be a first name.

Lack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lake,' from residence thereby; a variant; compare the French Du Lac, and v. Lach and Lake.

William Lack, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Lack, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1682. Samuel Holleway and Ann Lacke: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1800. Married — John Lack and Frances Moss Parry: St. George, Hanover Square.

1807. — Thomas Lack and Elizabeth Yeatman: ibid.

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

V. Lake1 and cp. Lach.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. From Anglo-Saxon leag, a field, place. 2. From French Du Lac, "of the lake." But see LEGG.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

It is an ancient Yorkshire surname, meaning 'lake', extended into Northumberland, and Durham.

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Lack Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lack (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻼﻙ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Lâck. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lack? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 53,379th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 761,738 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Lack are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 345,974th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 585 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,485 people, or 1 in 104,005. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Lack exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Lack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lack has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lack last name rose 731 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 486 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lack last name are 15.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lack earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 35.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,190 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.31% more than the national average, earning R 340,548 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.4% less than the national average, earning $18,751,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning $44,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.56% more than the national average, earning $68,839 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lâck921/
Lauck894,242/
Laack89657/
Lacke89306/
Laick89132/
Leack89112/
Liack8910/
Layck896/
Lasck893/
Lackh892/
Lyack891/
Llack891/
Lachk891/
Laïck891/
Latck890/
Lak8638,461/
Lac8628,030/
Laucks80347/
Laucke80211/
Lachke80111/
Leasck8043/
Laacke8035/
Liacke804/
Lahack802/
Laicke801/
Lachhk801/
Lhaick801/
Lascke801/
Hlauck801/
Laicks800/
Leacke800/
Leauck800/
Lake7597,631/
Lock7541,571/
Leak758,813/
Laik757,545/
Lauk751,885/
Lakh751,826/
Laak751,134/
Layk75965/
Lauc75671/
Lakk75326/
Liak75214/
Leac75169/
Lahk75152/
Laic75132/
Lyak7583/
Lhak7542/
Liac7542/
Llac7530/
Laïk7520/
Lajk7519/
Hlak757/
Llak754/
Lakc754/
Lact753/
Laac753/
Lacq753/
Lacc752/
Ladc752/
Lahc752/
Lagk752/
Lacp751/
Layc751/
Lakg751/
Latc751/
Lazk751/
Laqc751/
Lacková733,933/
Laschke73582/
Lackova73264/
Lauschk732/
Lauscke731/
L'Haack731/
Locke6757,547/
Leake6718,386/
Lakhe6712,867/
Lyakh6710,049/
Liakh678,565/
Loock675,118/
Leick671,951/
Leuck671,899/
Lakke671,579/
Laake671,411/
Lahak67705/
Lacch67686/
Lauke67546/
Louck67490/
Laike67382/
Luyck67247/
Loick67220/
Liake6766/
Hlake6750/
Laykh6748/
Lakså6746/
Laisk6733/
Laikh6729/
Leyck6728/
Laszk6728/
Laksø6728/
Hlacs6725/
Layke6724/
Lyock6716/
Lyauk6715/
Lađak6714/
Lockx6714/
Lakkh6713/
Lakhh6713/
Lajks6710/
Laukh679/
Laksz677/
Latkë676/
Llake675/
Loïck675/
Lahuk674/
Hlaic674/
Losck674/
Lasct673/
Lazsc673/
Lakqu673/
Hlakh673/
Leahc672/
Lhaik672/
Laucė672/
Lakch672/
Laitc671/
Locck671/
Lojck671/
Liaik671/
Lakkt671/
Lacsh671/
Laikk671/
Lassk671/
Laucková671/
Laaik671/
Lacgh671/
Lachg671/
Hladk671/
Layık671/
Lyaak671/
Loyck671/
Lãcke671/
Lascs671/
Laugk671/
Laukė671/
Laikq671/
Lajcs671/
Lakšs671/
Lagke671/
L'Ask671/
Lacckova671/
Lacqu671/
Lhaic671/
Liasc671/
Hllak671/
Llacs671/
Lazke671/
Hlatk671/
Lausk670/
Laischke670/
Leacg670/

Lack Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lack in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻼﻙallak-

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