Amick
A surname usually traced to a Germanic personal name, later fixed as an inherited family name in English-speaking countries.
The #6,718 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 61,430 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Amick is generally treated as an Anglicized surname from a Germanic given name, most likely from a short form built on the ancient name element amal/ amal-, meaning "work" or "labor." In that sense, the name would originally have pointed to "the son or descendant of Amick/Emick" or to someone identified by a related personal name. In English spelling, the form was later stabilized as a hereditary surname.
History
The surname is found mainly in the United States, where it appears in families of German or German-American background. Like many immigrant surnames, it probably underwent spelling adjustment as it was recorded by English-speaking clerks. Because the name is not especially common, its exact path can vary by family line.
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Fun fact
Names in the amal- group are old enough to predate surnames by many centuries, so Amick may ultimately preserve a very ancient Germanic personal-name element.