Thick Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Thick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the thick,' plump, fat, compact. 'The grete tour that was so thikke and strong.' - Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

Goscelin Thikke, Pardons Roll, 2 Richard II.

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

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Thick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3661:152,23514,507
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Australia611:442,55234,724
India321:23,970,793327,222
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Wales121:257,87814,969
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4201:58,0376,832
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Thick (79) may also be a first name.

Thick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the thick,' plump, fat, compact. 'The grete tour that was so thikke and strong.' - Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

Goscelin Thikke, Pardons Roll, 2 Richard II.

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

John le Thikke, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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

(English) 1 Thick-Set, Stout [Middle English thikke, thicke, Old English picce] William le Thikke.— Soms. Subs. Roll, A.D. 1327.

2 Dweller at a Thicket [Middle English thicke, a thicket: cp. Old English piccet and Dialectal Danish tykke, a thicket] From his tall steed, he rusht into the thick.—The Faerie Queene, II. i. xxxix.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Refers, probably, to physical structure. See Tooke.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Dicke; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Thick Last Name Facts

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

Thick is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thick.

How Common Is The Last Name Thick? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thick is the 431,914th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,143,721 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Thick live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. Thick is also the 1,083,225th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 79 people.

Thick is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 366 people, or 1 in 152,235. In England Thick is most prevalent in: Somerset, where 20 percent reside, Dorset, where 12 percent reside and Hampshire, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Thick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thick has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 772 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thick last name are 25.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 78.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Thick earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 2.41% less than the national average, earning $42,109 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.67% more than the national average, earning $66,907 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thieck91782/
Thicke91503/
Thiock91140/
Thaick912/
Theick911/
Thik893,178/
Tick891,198/
Thic89195/
Thiockh831/
Theicke830/
Thike803,460/
Thiek801,209/
Tieck80547/
Thiec80293/
Theik80193/
Thaik80117/
Theck8094/
Ticke8070/
Thioc8019/
Tiock8010/
Teick809/
Thäck805/
Thoik801/
Thyck801/
Tijck801/
Dtick801/
Tuick801/
Taick800/
Thisk800/
Tik7510,016/
Tic754,759/
Theeck73169/
Thaikh73147/
Teicke7336/
Thaike7335/
Thikke7326/
Thikhe7320/
Theike7314/
Thoikh733/
Thiocq731/
Tehcks731/
Thecke731/
Titcke731/
Theikh731/
Theuck730/
Tuicke730/
Ttik6712,825/
Teck674,787/
Tike674,534/
Taik672,843/
Thyk671,183/
Teik67480/
Tikk67327/
Tiek67303/
Thek67278/
Tuik67263/
Tiok67235/
Täck67139/
Tiec67130/
Toic6758/
Tyck6756/
Toik6746/
Thék6729/
Taic6718/
Thig6716/
Tahaikt679/
Tijc675/
Tikg674/
Tijk674/
Tgik673/
Tickova672/
Ticg672/
Ttic672/
Ticc671/
Teic671/
Tikp671/
Tikz671/
Htic671/
Tikx671/
Tigk671/
Tizc671/
Tidc671/
Tgic671/
Tuic671/
Htik671/
Ticq671/
Ticx671/
Thyc671/
Theiske671/
Tisc671/
Teachck670/
Theacke670/

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