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Brick Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Ó Bric ‘descendant of Breac’ a personal name from the adjective meaning ‘freckled’. Compare Brack probably derived from breac as an epithet. Welsh: from ap y Brych ‘son of a man called y Brych (‘the freckled one’)’. Compare 1 above. English: topographic name for someone who lived at a place where birch trees grew from a metathesized form of Middle English birke or a habitational name from a place so named. Compare Birch Britch and Birks . German: topographic name for someone who lived in a swampy wood from brick breck ‘swamp wood’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Yiddish brik ‘bridge’ probably a topographic name. Americanized form of German Brück (see Bruck ).7: Americanized form of Slovenian Bric (see Britz ).

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


Similar surnames: Bick, Brock, Blick, Bruck, Brack, Krick, Breck, Bricker, Rock, Britz

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You can see how Brick families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Brick family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Brick families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 118 Brick families living in Ontario. This was about 61% of all the recorded Brick's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Brick families in 1911.
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What did your Brick ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Nurse were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Brick. 35% of Brick men worked as a Farmer and 45% of Brick women worked as a Nurse. Some less common occupations for Americans named Brick were Farmers Son and Domestic. .

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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 1921

  • Farmer
    35%
  • Laborer
    13%
  • Clerk
    9%
  • Farmers Son
    9%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Nurse
    45%
  • Operator
    34%
  • Domestic
    23%
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What is the average Brick lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Brick life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1942, and highest in 1957. The average life expectancy for Brick in 1942 was 28, and 81 in 2004.

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