Find out how popular the last name Chick is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Chick.

Chick, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Chick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chick in America

Chick is the 7377th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chick surname appeared 4,517 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Chick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chick to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Chick

The surname Chick has its origins in England, dating back to the 12th century. The name is derived from the Old English word "cicce," meaning a young chicken or chick. It was likely initially used as a nickname for someone small or young, or perhaps as an occupational name for someone who raised or sold chickens.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1190, which mention a person named Robert Chick. The Hundred Rolls of 1273 also reference a William le Chick in Oxfordshire.

During the medieval period, the name appeared in various spellings, such as Chyke, Cheke, and Chike, reflecting the regional dialects and spelling variations of the time. The name was particularly prevalent in the southern counties of England, including Dorset, Somerset, and Devon.

In the 16th century, the name was associated with several notable individuals. Sir John Cheke (1514-1557) was a renowned scholar, tutor to King Edward VI, and the first Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge. Another prominent figure was Henry Cheke (c. 1548-1586), a Member of Parliament and landowner in Norfolk.

The Chick surname continued to be well-represented in historical records throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Notable individuals include Sir Francis Chick (1667-1718), a British politician and Member of Parliament for Wallingford, and William Chick (1728-1807), a British naval officer who served during the American Revolutionary War.

In the 19th century, one of the most famous individuals with the surname was Sir John Chick (1842-1917), a British engineer and inventor who made significant contributions to the development of steam engines and marine propulsion systems.

Other notable figures with the Chick surname include Thomas Chick (1725-1808), an English farmer and landowner in Wiltshire, and George Chick (1794-1856), a British army officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a Member of Parliament.

The Chick surname has also been associated with various place names throughout England, such as Chickwell in Gloucestershire and Chicklade in Wiltshire, further reflecting the name's historical roots and geographical distribution.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chick

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Chick.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Chick was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Chick has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Chick was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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