Liquorice Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Liquorice Surname Definition:

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.

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Liquorice Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589

Liquorice Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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.

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

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.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Neapolitan name Liquori, which may mean a native of Liguria. Ligorio was the name of a painter and architect of Naples.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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Liquorice Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liquorice is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liquorice? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Liquorice are found; 40 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 40 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Liquorice is mostly concentrated in: Somerset, where 50 percent live and Greater London, where 50 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 40 percent live and Indonesia, where 20 percent live.

Liquorice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Liquorice has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Liquorice last name fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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