The Vick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,421 people carried this name — #2,511 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 14,009 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Vick surname

As a surname in the United Kingdom

Harrison classes it as an Anglo-French and Latin name: ‘the Village’.

From Vic or Vicq, a common French place-name.

From Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. II (London: The Morland Press, 1918), p. 252 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Vick was found among the farmers of Gloucestershire: 20 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Gloucestershire 20

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

24 families named Vick, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 136 people lived in those households, 5.7 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 24

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 267 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Vick in American newspapers,
1913–1914.

Newspaper page from The Eureka Sentinel carrying the name Vick
The Eureka Sentinel 1914-11-21
Newspaper page from Rock Springs Miner carrying the name Vick
Rock Springs Miner 1914-11-28
Newspaper page from Boletín Mercantil De Puerto Rico carrying the name Vick
Boletín Mercantil De Puerto Rico 1913-03-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,310 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Vick in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

5,761 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Vick. The most, 1,300, date from the 1910s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,741
New South Wales 1,195
Queensland 1,099
Western Australia 970
South Australia 659
Tasmania 63
ACT (Canberra) 13
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Vick,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Christian Georg Vick 1668–1739 · writer
  • Daniel Vick 1670–1710 · cleric
  • Heinrich Vick 1687–1741 · cleric
  • Sudfeld Vick 1700–1718 · master builder
  • August Heinrich Vick 1717–1772 · cleric
  • August Heinrich Vick 1717–1755 · cleric

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Vick,
in the records of 8 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 States1,158 records

1,158 records of the Vick name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 545
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 280
  • Other U.S. records 333
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Floyd Vick

    Born 1898 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Houston; sawmill worker from Montgomery County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Steven Vick

    Born 1932; from San Antonio, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps; killed in action 1951 in Korea. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Adeline Vick

    Arrived at New York in 1896 aboard the Phoenicia from Hamburg, aged 15; servant. From Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,158 records for Vick in the United States.

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

Germany426 records

426 records of the Vick name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 425
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Vick

    Born 1891; from Priesseck. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 13 June 1917; then listed as returned from captivity in the list of 30 November 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 78).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Friedrich Vick

    Emigrated to New York in 1871.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Vick

    From Anklam. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 24 July 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 140).

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

Showing 3 of 426 records for Vick in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Australia121 records

121 records of the Vick name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 69
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 29
  • Other Australian records 23
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Henry Vick

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Emperor Alexander, sailing from Downs in 1833. Native of Gloucestershire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Stella Vick

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Sydenham, aged 17; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record James J. Vick

    Gentleman of Ivanhoe, Victoria; died 1938.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 121 records for Vick in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands88 records

88 records of the Vick name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 52
  • Dutch population registers 31
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christina Susanna Elisabeth Vick

    Married in 1864 in Delft. Died 1916 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Carl August Christian Vick

    Born 1867 in Rotterdam. Married in 1889 in Rotterdam. Died 1919 in Rotterdam, aged 51.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Barendina Sophia Wilhelmina Vick

    Born 1871 in Rotterdam. Died 1872 in Delfshaven.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 88 records for Vick in the Netherlands.

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).

Canada21 records

21 records of the Vick name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 12
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ric'd Vick

    Came to Ontario in 1869 aboard the Crocodile, landing at Quebec, bound for London, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas Alfred Vick

    Died 1965; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William George Alfred Vick

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 21 records for Vick in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Vick name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record P. W. Vick

    Wiltshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Vick

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. L. Vick

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Vick in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France5 records

5 records of the Vick 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 Georges Vick

    Born 1901 in Paris; died 1977 in Saligny-sur-Roudon (Allier).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alfredine Andrea Vick

    Born 1921 in Lavernat (Sarthe); died 1983 in Châteauroux (Indre).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rene Jean Vick

    Born 1926 in Algeria; died 1993 in Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Vick in France.

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).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Vick name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Kristiane Vick

    Census of 1910: Slotsgaten, Bergen; "buffetdame", born 1890 in Søndfjord.

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

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).

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