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Click Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Klick or Klück (see Kluck ) or Glück (see Gluck ). English (Gloucestershire): apparently a habitational name connected with a piece of land in the parish of Ermington near Plymouth in Devon early recorded as Clekeland(e) and still known as Clickland. The placename may be from Old English cleaca ‘stepping stone boundary stone’ (of Celtic origin) + land ‘territory’. Americanized form of Polish and possibly also of Czech and Slovak Klik (see Klick ). Probably also an Americanized form of Jewish Glück (see Gluck ) or Glick .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Blick, Clink, Crick, Elick, Klick, Glick, Slick, Plock, Bick, Fluck

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Where is the Click family from?

You can see how Click families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Click family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Click families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 33 Click families living in Gloucestershire. This was about 42% of all the recorded Click's in United Kingdom. Gloucestershire had the highest population of Click families in 1891.
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What did your Click ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Click. 100% of Click men worked as a General Labourer and 81% of Click women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    81%
  • Housewife Unpaid
    10%
  • Housewife
    10%
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Passenger Lists

There are 877 immigration records available for the last name Click. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Click. For the veterans among your Click ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Click lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Click life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Click in 1944 was 28, and 78 in 2004.

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