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Block

in Illinois

There are 1,373 people with the last name "Block" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Block 703
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  1. is 699th most common Roach
  2. is 700th most common Savage
  3. is 701st most common Anthony
  4. is 702nd most common Richmond
  5. is 703rd most common Block
  6. is 704th most common Hayden
  7. is 705th most common Villanueva
  8. is 706th most common Duran
  9. is 707th most common Lynn

Similar Names and Nicknames

Black, Blake, Blocker, Bloch, Blakey, Blocher, Blick, Blecha, Bleck, Blok

Most Common First Names for Block

Robert, John, Michael, Richard, William, James, David, Mary, Steven

Meaning & History

German and Dutch: from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.

English: possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).

FOREBEARS Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson's voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.

Recent Searches for "Block" in Illinois

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Robert Block, IL (9 searches)
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