Tick Family History
Tick Name Meaning
Altered form of Jewish Tyk a metonymic occupational name or artificial name from Polish tyk ‘ticking’ (textile; of a clock). English (Middlesex): nickname from Middle English tike ‘dog bitch’ (Old Norse tík) used as a term of abuse for a low-born or lazy person or from Middle English tik(e) ‘tick’ (Old English ticia) denoting a blood-sucking insect. Alternatively perhaps from the Old English personal name Tica whose etymology is uncertain and which may really be a form of Ticcea. This surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022