Resnick Surname

45,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Resnick Surname Definition:

(Polish, Russian, Ukranian) One who sold meat, a butcher; one who slaughtered animals for meat according to Jewish ritual.

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Resnick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1101:44,6935,476
Israel2,7881:3,069414
Canada1941:189,92618,713
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
England601:928,63447,428
Australia341:793,99150,673
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
France81:8,302,840321,660
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Resnick (62) may also be a first name.

Resnick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Russian, Ukranian) One who sold meat, a butcher; one who slaughtered animals for meat according to Jewish ritual.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Resnick is the German or Americanized version of Reznik, a Yiddish name of Slavic origin. It means 'ritual slaughterer'. - the one sent to slaughter the chickens for food.

- alissaglasser

Resnick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Resnick is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Resnick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,459th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 638,418 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Resnick reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Resnick is also the 1,246,114th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 62 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 8,110 people, or 1 in 44,693. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 20 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Resnick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Resnick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Resnick last name grew 115,857 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Resnick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Resnick last name are 40.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Resnick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.21% more than the national average, earning R 435,372 per year; in United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.86% more than the national average, earning $86,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roesnick9351/
Resnicke9323/
Resnizck935/
Ressnick934/
Resnik923,664/
Resnic9279/
Rzesznick8810/
Rasnick861,541/
Reznick861,051/
Rosnick86296/
Rösnick8692/
Resneck8687/
Riesnik8629/
Retsnik8617/
Rzesnik8613/
Ressnik8612/
Roesnik866/
Reshnik863/
Roesnic862/
Risnick862/
Rejnick862/
Rezsnik862/
Reisnik862/
Resnyck861/
Reesnik861/
Resnizk861/
Resznik861/
Retsnic860/
Reitsnik8031/
Rossnick8014/
Rassnick8014/
Reschnik808/
Rzesznik808/
Rzeznick802/
Reznieck801/
Reytsnik801/
Rohsnick801/
Roesniek801/
Rosnaick801/
Reshneck800/
Rettschnick786/
Reznik7712,652/
Rečnik77466/
Rysnik77280/
Reznic77277/
Risnik77111/
Rosnik77111/
Recnik7790/
Risnic7775/
Rejnik7759/
Resnek7745/
Rasnik7736/
Resnyk7711/
Rysnic771/
Rešnik771/
Rejnic771/
Reßnik771/
Resnig770/
Resnikova7527/
Retschnik7522/
Resinneck756/
Resnikowa752/
Roschnick751/
Rzeźnik714,125/
Rzeznik71784/
Raznick71161/
Rzeżnik71157/
Rieznik7168/
Rosneck7166/
Recznik7162/
Rashnik7157/
Roßnick7155/
Ressnig7145/
Reyznik7127/
Rechnic7121/
Roznick7120/
Reznickova7120/
Reshnikova7116/
Rätsnik7115/
Hrasnik7113/
Reshnyk7112/
Riznick7112/
Rechnik7111/
Resneac7110/
Rezneck7110/
Resnioq717/
Rosniek716/
Rezniks716/
Rzisnik716/
Rasneck714/
Rossnik713/
Ryshnik712/
Rasznik712/
Risniks712/
Reznike712/
Roshnik711/
Ricnick711/
Reissnecke711/
Rześnik711/
Rößnick711/
Roschnik6728/
Rzheznik678/
Rzezniek678/
Resinnek674/
Rzeznhik674/
Rydsnäck672/
Richnick671/
Hrysznik671/
Reichnek671/
Hreshnyk671/

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