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

Travick, 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 Travick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Travick in America

Travick is the 140157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Travick surname appeared 119 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 Travick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Travick 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 Travick

The surname Travick has its origins in England, tracing back to the medieval period around the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the old English words "trav" and "wic," which together meant a traveler's dwelling or inn. This suggests that the name may have originated from someone who lived near or operated an inn frequented by travelers.

One of the earliest records of the name Travick can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1273, where a Richard Travick is mentioned as a landowner. The Travick family appears to have been primarily concentrated in the northern counties of England, particularly Yorkshire and Lancashire, during the Middle Ages.

In the 14th century, the Travick name made an appearance in the renowned Domesday Book, a great survey of landowners and estates commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The entry mentions a Robert Travick as holding a small estate in the village of Thurnscoe, near Doncaster in Yorkshire.

The earliest known bearer of the Travick name was Sir William Travick, a knight who fought alongside King Edward III in the Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years' War in 1346. He was rewarded with land holdings in Northumberland for his valor on the battlefield.

Another notable figure with the surname Travick was John Travick, a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of York during the reign of Henry VIII in the early 16th century. He was known for his successful wool trade with the Low Countries and his involvement in local politics.

In the 17th century, the Travick family branched out to other parts of England, with records showing a Thomas Travick as a landowner in Staffordshire in 1612. Around the same time, a Richard Travick was listed as a burgess (a member of the municipal corporation) in the town of Kendal, Westmorland, in 1628.

During the English Civil War in the mid-17th century, a Captain Edward Travick fought for the Parliamentarian forces under Oliver Cromwell. He was recorded as being present at the Battle of Naseby in 1645, which proved to be a decisive victory for the Parliamentarians.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Travick

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

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

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