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Block.

A surname.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. A surname.

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  2. A surname. A surname from the Germanic languages A surname from German

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  3. A surname. A surname from the Germanic languages A surname from Dutch

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  4. A surname. A surname from the Germanic languages An English surname

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  5. A surname. A Jewish surname

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  6. An unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.

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  7. An unincorporated community in Miami County, Kansas, United States.

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  8. An unincorporated community in Campbell County, Tennessee, United States.

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Where this word comes from

* A Germanic surname (German, Dutch and English), from German Block and Dutch blok respectively. As an English surname from the same cognate, block. * As a Jewish surname, Americanized from Bloch. Also see Vlach.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.