Austwick Surname

475,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 703 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Austwick Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Austwick (Yorks) = the East Wick. [Old Norse aust-r, east; and v. under Wick]

Austwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5481:101,67510,703
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Wales261:119,0209,008
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:94,1139,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Austwick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Austwick (Yorks) = the East Wick. [Old Norse aust-r, east; and v. under Wick]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in W. R. of Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Austwick Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Austwick Come From? nationality or country of origin

Austwick occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Austwick? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 475,771st most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,366,353 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Austwick are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 548 people, or 1 in 101,675. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 15 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 11 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Wales, where 4 percent live.

Austwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Austwick has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Austwick last name rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 611 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Austwick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Austwick surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

The amount Austwick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.42% more than the national average, earning R 564,204 per year and in United States they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $47,332 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Austwicke9433/
Astwick9315/
Eastwick88411/
Hustwick88256/
Gustwick8818/
Austwike881/
Hastwick880/
Hautwick880/
Atwick8635/
Hatwick805/
Ostwick803/
Hutwick800/
Attwick800/
Hattwick7537/
Gostwick756/
Eastwyck751/
Hathwick751/
Attwicks750/
Adwick7185/
Hatwik714/
Hathwaick711/
Hatwic711/
Atwaic710/
Gouthwick710/
Hadwick67484/
Hotwick6731/
Hastwig672/
Gotwick671/
Gudwick670/

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