Charlick Family History
Charlick Surname Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English charlok ‘wild mustard’ (Sinapis arvensis) Old English cerlic cyrlic.
As a surname this may have denoted someone who favoured yellow clothes.
The suggestion that the name denoted a seller or grower of this plant seems less likely since although the leaves are edible the seeds are poisonous.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
