Lickorish Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Lickorish Surname Definition:
Historically this surname is found under a plethora of variations. The surname is derived from the same source as the modern English, 'lecherous.' Others surnames, such as Leuchars may be indistinguisable from this name. Licorice the Jew named below is a woman and is unlikely to have contributed to English surnames.
Read More About This SurnameLickorish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 119 | 1:468,219 | 30,572 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 47 | 1:518,625 | 27,981 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Lickorish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Historically this surname is found under a plethora of variations. The surname is derived from the same source as the modern English, 'lecherous.' Others surnames, such as Leuchars may be indistinguisable from this name. Licorice the Jew named below is a woman and is unlikely to have contributed to English surnames.
- 1252. Cokerel son of Licorice the Jew: A Descriptive Catalogue of Ancient Deeds: Vol. 3
- 1324. Ralph Licoriz: Staffordshire Historical Collections, Vol. 10, Part 1
- 1327. Rado' Lycorys, of Newcastle-under-Lyme: Staffordshire Lay Subsidy
- 1334. Richard Licoris, vicar of Ouer (Cheshire): The Ledger Book of Vale Royal Abbey
- 1334. Ralph Licorys: Staffordshire Historical Collections, Vol. 11
- 1615. Thomas Lickerishe, of Ratcliffe (Middlesex): Calendar To the Sessions Records: New Series, Vol. 2
- 1694. Thomas Liquorish, of Westminster: Four Shillings in the Pound Aid
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the liquorish,' also lickerish, one dainty, or nice in his palate; one inclined to be greedy or gluttonous. 'To fulfill all thy lickcrous talent' Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. 'A proud peevish flirt, a liquorish, prodigal quean' - Burton's Anat. Melanc. (Introduction).
1637. Baptised — Ann, d. John Licorishe . St. James, Clerkenwell.
1652. — William, s. John Licorish: ibid.
1654. Buried — Elizabeth, d. John Licoris: ibid.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) Lickerish, Dainty, Eager; Lecherous [Dialectal English lickorish, lickerish, liquorish; Middle English likerous, lykerous, lickorous, Old French lecheros; from Old French lecher, to lick, O.H.Ger. lecchón (mod. lecken) = Old English liccian, to lick] Lat noght sire Surfet Sitten at thi borde; Leve hym noght, for he is lecherous And likerous of tunge.—Piers Plowman, 4331-4.
As yonge clerkes, that been lykerous To reden artes that been curious.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, F 1119-20.
Goe your wayes, you are lickerish.— Allez, vous estes un croque-lardon.— The French Schoolemaster, A.D. 1636; T. Wright.
Lickorous or lickerish is a medievalism retained in many dialects; it means dainty, affected, addicted to indulgence. Chaucer uses it in the form of likerous, to signify gluttonous, lascivious.
From Lickerigg; a location name in Galway.
Lickorish Demographics
Average Lickorish Salary in
England
£27,311
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Lickorish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lickorish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lickorish occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lickorish? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,447,279th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Lickorish occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Lickorish live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 468,219. In England Lickorish is mostly concentrated in: Warwickshire, where 24 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 16 percent are found and Bedfordshire, where 14 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Lickorish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lickorish has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lickorish last name grew 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licorish | 94 | 1,063 | / |
| Lickerish | 89 | 23 | / |
| Licourish | 89 | 17 | / |
| Likoris | 88 | 4 | / |
| Licoris | 88 | 1 | / |
| Licquorish | 84 | 21 | / |
| Likarish | 82 | 28 | / |
| Likouris | 82 | 26 | / |
| Licouris | 82 | 20 | / |
| Lickorai | 82 | 6 | / |
| Lycorish | 82 | 6 | / |
| Licorich | 82 | 4 | / |
| Lickorio | 82 | 1 | / |
| Licorise | 82 | 0 | / |
| Licori | 80 | 131 | / |
| Likori | 80 | 15 | / |
| Liquorish | 78 | 418 | / |
| Lyckerish | 78 | 5 | / |
| Liqourish | 78 | 1 | / |
| Licorio | 75 | 24 | / |
| Ligkori | 75 | 18 | / |
| Licouri | 75 | 10 | / |
| Licuori | 75 | 8 | / |
| Likouri | 75 | 7 | / |
| Likorii | 75 | 7 | / |
| Likorio | 75 | 2 | / |
| Licaris | 75 | 1 | / |
| Likkori | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liquourish | 74 | 1 | / |
| Lykouris | 71 | 255 | / |
| Lecouris | 71 | 39 | / |
| Liokaris | 71 | 30 | / |
| Lycouris | 71 | 10 | / |
| Licarich | 71 | 8 | / |
| Likarich | 71 | 6 | / |
| Licorice | 71 | 5 | / |
| Licarios | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leskoris | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligkouri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liquoris | 71 | 0 | / |
| Licurgis | 71 | 0 | / |
| Licari | 67 | 7,767 | / |
| Likari | 67 | 85 | / |
| Lekori | 67 | 64 | / |
| Lygkouris | 67 | 19 | / |
| Licore | 67 | 14 | / |
| Likore | 67 | 3 | / |
| Likora | 67 | 3 | / |
| Licory | 67 | 2 | / |
| Licora | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lykourgis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liogkaris | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lecourois | 67 | 1 | / |
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