The Glick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,196 people carried this name — #3,506 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,900 people counted. That is up 9% from 9,394 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Glick surname

Jewish and German surname, variant of Gluck.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Glick» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Glick in American newspapers,
1914–1929.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Glick
The Milwaukee Leader 1929-03-02
Newspaper page from Northern Wisconsin Advertiser carrying the name Glick
Northern Wisconsin Advertiser 1914-08-07
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Glick
The Milwaukee Leader 1927-12-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,644 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Glick in Australian newspapers,
1860s–2000s.

3,451 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Glick. The most, 1,436, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 5.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 1,749
New South Wales 922
Victoria 702
ACT (Canberra) 32
Queensland 22
South Australia 14
Tasmania 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Glick.

Who carried it

People named Glick,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Washington Glick
    George Washington Glick 1827–1911 · judge
  • Frank Glick
    Frank Glick 1893–1979 · head coach
  • Perry Aaron Glick 1895– · botanist
  • Ed Glick 1900–1976 · American football player
  • Oscar Glik 1901–1942
  • Joe Glick 1903–1978 · boxer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Glick,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,315 records

1,315 records of the Glick name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 539
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 365
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 240
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 62
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 60
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 42
  • Sacramento County historic burials 5
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Frank J. Glick

    Born 1915 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1941 at Los Angeles, California; cabinetmaker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ludwiga Glick

    Arrived at New York in 1896 aboard the Phoenicia from Hamburg, aged 16; servant. From Hungary; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William A. Glick

    Born 1931; from Jackson County, Oregon. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,315 records for Glick in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia13 records

13 records of the Glick name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Max Glick

    Merchant of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1962.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Harry Glick

    Arrived in Victoria in 1900 aboard the Ortona, aged 2.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Fanny Glick

    Arrived in Victoria in 1900 aboard the Ortona, aged 33.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Glick in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Norway6 records

6 records of the Glick name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Elias Glick

    Census of 1910: Mellemveien, Trondhjem; trader, born 1876 in Russia.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Anna Glick

    Census of 1910: Mellemveien, Trondhjem; born 1897 in Germany.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Nicolai Glick

    Census of 1910: Suldalsgate, Stavanger; born 1886 in Tranenburg.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Glick in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Glick name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Glick

    Died 1966 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Yetta Helen Glick

    Born 1921 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jennie Glick

    Died 1966 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Glick name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Moses Glick

    Married in 1946 in Arnhem; tailor.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Louis Morris Glick

    Died 1969 in Overleden op Zee, aged 65.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Cornelia Glick

    In the population register of Breda; born 1822 in Breda.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Breda (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Glick name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Glick

    From Ziegendorf, Grabow. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 6 July 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Bruno Glick

    From Gruppe. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Glick name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Renee Anna Glick

    Born 1909 in Algeria; died 1997 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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