Visick Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Visick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. a corruption of Fishwick, which see. A more imitative corruption is found in Physick, which see.

'Visick and Norman, ladies' boarding school, 82, Carlton Hill, London, N.W.: London Directory 1870.

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Visick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:301,17922,911
United States771:4,707,259244,676
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Visick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. a corruption of Fishwick, which see. A more imitative corruption is found in Physick, which see.

'Visick and Norman, ladies' boarding school, 82, Carlton Hill, London, N.W.: London Directory 1870.

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

A West. English form of Fishwick, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly from Lefisick, a place in St. Austell, co. Cornwall, by dropping the Le, under the mistaken notion that it was the French particle, and then assimilating the orthography to that of a well-known word.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

According to some, from Lefisick, in St. Austell. Hals considers Lefisick in St. Mewan the Refishoc of Domesday. compare Bosvîsick (see Bossowsack); also Trevisick in Blisland. D. Gilbert gives a place named Tre-izack, which he renders the corn town. Visick and Visack are most probably the same name as Physick.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The art of healing diseases. A name given to a physician.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Found Phisicke. From Lefisick in St. Austel, Cornwall. Mr. Bowditch says "Dr. Physic was the first physician of Philadelphia."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Visick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Visick is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Visick click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Visick? popularity and diffusion

Visick is the 851,613th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 22,702,635 people. The last name Visick is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Visick reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Visick is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 301,179. In England it is most frequent in: Cornwall, where 26 percent are found, East Sussex, where 21 percent are found and Devon, where 15 percent are found. Excluding England it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Visick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Visick has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 298 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 2,567 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Visick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Visick surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.87% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Visick earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.48% more than the national average, earning R 269,664 per year and in United States they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $46,099 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Vissick920/
Visic91286/
Visik915/
Wisick83368/
Viscek8364/
Bisick8355/
Vysick8315/
Vusick8312/
Vishik8310/
Fisick832/
Vishic831/
Visike831/
Vissic831/
Vaisik831/
Bissick77193/
Wissick7745/
Beisick7723/
Biszick7719/
Biesick7717/
Voitsik7714/
Bisisck773/
Wiesick772/
Vuitsik771/
Vusik73564/
Bisik73531/
Vicic73429/
Vesic73257/
Visek73224/
Vesik73194/
Fisic73151/
Vicek73139/
Vicik73115/
Fisik7389/
Vizik7385/
Bisic7376/
Vičik7330/
Wisik7325/
Vusic736/
Vysik733/
Višic733/
Vizic731/
Visig731/
Vijic731/
Uisik730/
Bissicks7138/
Vishchik7118/
Voichick7116/
Veissikh714/
Vishchyk711/
Visheikh711/
Visikova711/
Weissick711/
Voitsike711/
Wischick710/
Weitsick710/
Biesik67363/
Bisike67196/
Vuicik67162/
Fusick67157/
Bissik67106/
Bissic6774/
Wishik6754/
Wisike6751/
Fitsik6747/
Wissik6737/
Viczek6736/
Vizhik6730/
Veisig6726/
Voicik6725/
Witsik6725/
Besick6724/
Bizick6723/
Vessik6723/
Vishek6720/
Biseck6720/
Vaicik6719/
Biosic6718/
Bishik6716/
Viceic6712/
Bysick6711/
Vaicek679/
Visigh678/
Wiesik678/
Vissek677/
Vitsek676/
Fishik674/
Wesick674/
Vyzisk673/
Vucick673/
Biscic673/
Wuitshick672/
Wusick672/
Huisik672/
Vishikova672/
Vissec672/
Viecek672/
Vaysik671/
Baisik671/
Faisik671/
Beisic671/
Beisik671/
Voysik671/
Wiscek671/
Wijick671/
Vihcic671/
Visekh671/
Vejick671/
Viseek671/
Vichic671/
Vicaic671/
Vujsic671/
Woisik671/
Fissik671/
Boisik671/
Bitschick671/
Phisic671/
Viocek671/
Wysick670/
Witsic670/
Wigick670/
Faisic670/

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