Thick Surname
Approximately 797 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameThick Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 366 | 1:152,235 | 14,507 |
| United States | 278 | 1:1,303,809 | 91,323 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Cambodia | 9 | 1:1,720,794 | 6,732 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 420 | 1:58,037 | 6,832 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
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.
(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.
Refers, probably, to physical structure. See Tooke.
From the German, Dicke; a personal name.
Thick Demographics
Thick Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thieck | 91 | 782 | / |
| Thicke | 91 | 503 | / |
| Thiock | 91 | 140 | / |
| Thaick | 91 | 2 | / |
| Theick | 91 | 1 | / |
| Thik | 89 | 3,178 | / |
| Tick | 89 | 1,198 | / |
| Thic | 89 | 195 | / |
| Thiockh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Theicke | 83 | 0 | / |
| Thike | 80 | 3,460 | / |
| Thiek | 80 | 1,209 | / |
| Tieck | 80 | 547 | / |
| Thiec | 80 | 293 | / |
| Theik | 80 | 193 | / |
| Thaik | 80 | 117 | / |
| Theck | 80 | 94 | / |
| Ticke | 80 | 70 | / |
| Thioc | 80 | 19 | / |
| Tiock | 80 | 10 | / |
| Teick | 80 | 9 | / |
| Thäck | 80 | 5 | / |
| Thoik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thyck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tijck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dtick | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuick | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taick | 80 | 0 | / |
| Thisk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tik | 75 | 10,016 | / |
| Tic | 75 | 4,759 | / |
| Theeck | 73 | 169 | / |
| Thaikh | 73 | 147 | / |
| Teicke | 73 | 36 | / |
| Thaike | 73 | 35 | / |
| Thikke | 73 | 26 | / |
| Thikhe | 73 | 20 | / |
| Theike | 73 | 14 | / |
| Thoikh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Thiocq | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tehcks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thecke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Titcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Theikh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Theuck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tuicke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ttik | 67 | 12,825 | / |
| Teck | 67 | 4,787 | / |
| Tike | 67 | 4,534 | / |
| Taik | 67 | 2,843 | / |
| Thyk | 67 | 1,183 | / |
| Teik | 67 | 480 | / |
| Tikk | 67 | 327 | / |
| Tiek | 67 | 303 | / |
| Thek | 67 | 278 | / |
| Tuik | 67 | 263 | / |
| Tiok | 67 | 235 | / |
| Täck | 67 | 139 | / |
| Tiec | 67 | 130 | / |
| Toic | 67 | 58 | / |
| Tyck | 67 | 56 | / |
| Toik | 67 | 46 | / |
| Thék | 67 | 29 | / |
| Taic | 67 | 18 | / |
| Thig | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tahaikt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tijc | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tikg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tijk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tgik | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tickova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ticg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ttic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ticc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tikp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tikz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tikx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tigk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tizc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tidc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tgic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ticq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ticx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thyc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theiske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tisc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teachck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Theacke | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thick
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis