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Garlick Name Meaning

Americanized form of Jewish Gorelik . English (northern): from Middle English garlec (Old English gārlēac) ‘garlic’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of garlic or perhaps a nickname for someone who ate a lot of garlic. English: alternatively sometimes probably a shortening of Middle English Garleker ‘seller of garlic’ hence an occupational name with the same meaning as 2 above. Americanized form of German Gerlach and also of its cognate Garlich .

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

Similar surnames: Garrick, Warlick, Garlock, Garnick, Arick, Gavlick, Gerrick, Karrick

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You can see how Garlick families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Garlick family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Garlick families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 57 Garlick families living in Ontario. This was about 76% of all the recorded Garlick's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Garlick families in 1911.

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There are 68,000 census records available for the last name Garlick. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Garlick census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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There are 5,000 immigration records available for the last name Garlick. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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

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Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Garlick life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Garlick in 1944 was 35, and 72 in 2004.

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