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

Pollick, 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 Pollick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pollick in America

Pollick is the 25202nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pollick surname appeared 983 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Pollick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pollick 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 Pollick

The surname Pollick has its origins in the Czech Republic, dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Czech word "polec," which translates to "field" or "open area." The name likely originated in rural areas where families lived and worked on farmlands or fields.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Pollick can be found in the Beroun region of the Czech Republic, where a document from 1587 mentions a landowner named Jan Pollick. This suggests that the name had already been in use for some time before the late 16th century.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, variations of the spelling emerged, such as Pollik, Pollyk, and Polický. These variations were often influenced by regional dialects and the way the name was pronounced in different parts of the Czech lands.

In the 19th century, the Pollick surname began to appear in historical records outside of the Czech Republic. For instance, a man named Franz Pollick was born in 1832 in the city of Vienna, Austria, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the time.

One notable figure with the surname Pollick was Vaclav Pollick, a Czech painter and illustrator who lived from 1867 to 1945. He is renowned for his landscape paintings and illustrations of traditional Czech folklore.

Another individual of note was Jan Pollick, a Czech mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1893 to 1968. He made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the motion of planets and stars.

In the early 20th century, the surname Pollick started appearing in records in the United States, likely due to immigration from Czech and Austro-Hungarian regions. One example is Michael Pollick, a Czech-American architect who was born in 1905 and designed several notable buildings in Chicago.

As for place names, there is a village called Polička in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic, which may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname in certain areas.

Throughout its history, the surname Pollick has been carried by individuals from various walks of life, including landowners, artists, scientists, and immigrants seeking new opportunities in different parts of the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pollick

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

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 Pollick 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 Pollick 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 Pollick was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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