Block Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Block Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Block family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 163
Agricultural Labourer 20
Tailor 9
Domestic Servant 7
Labourer 7
Dress Maker 6
General Servant 5
Bricklayer 5
Fisherman 5
Cigar Maker 4
Dock Labourer 4
General Labourer 4
Glazier 4
Servant 4
Carpenter & Joiner 4
Charwoman 3
Dairyman 3
Machinist 3
Publican 3
Tailoress 3
Draper 3
House Keeper 3
General Servant Domestic 3
General Domestic Servant 3
No Occupation 3

Block Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Black 80% 54,899
2 Block 100% 5,290
3 Blick 80% 3,322
4 Bluck 80% 3,182
5 Blackie 57% 2,101
6 Blacke 67% 794
7 Balck 60% 316
8 Bulock 83% 240
9 Bloch 80% 182
10 Blacka 67% 159

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The surname Block is the 2nd most popular variant of Black.

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