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Click Family History

Click Surname 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


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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 1911 there were 7 Click families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 32% of all the recorded Click's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Click families in 1911.
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What did your Click ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Click. 22% of Click men worked as a Farmer and 10% of Click women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Click were Salesman and Seamstress.

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    22%
  • Laborer
    19%
  • Farming
    4%
  • Salesman
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housewife
    10%
  • Housekeeper
    9%
  • Clerk
    8%
  • Seamstress
    8%

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Census Records

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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 Canada, 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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