Austwicke Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Austwicke Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Askwith,' a village in the parish of Weston, near Otley, Yorkshire Askwith and Ashworth are the same compound, viz. Ash and Worth, which see. Asquith is the modern popular dress.

Johannes de Askwith, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Austwicke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Austwicke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Askwith,' a village in the parish of Weston, near Otley, Yorkshire Askwith and Ashworth are the same compound, viz. Ash and Worth, which see. Asquith is the modern popular dress.

Johannes de Askwith, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Hugo de Askwith: ibid.

1579. William Askwithe and Rosina Gocianos: Marriage Lic. (London).

1590. Michael Asquith, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Austwicke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Austwicke occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Austwicke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Austwicke live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Austwicke is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England Austwicke is mostly found in: Durham, where 97 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 3 percent reside. Barring England this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Austwicke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Austwicke has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Austwicke last name grew 344 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Austwick94703/
Austwike941/
Astwick8815/
Ashtwicker848/
Eastwick82411/
Hustwick82256/
Gustwick8218/
Hastwick820/
Hautwick820/
Atwick8035/
Hatwick755/
Ostwick753/
Attwick750/
Hutwick750/
Hattwick7137/
Gostwick716/
Hathwick711/
Eastwyck711/
Attwicks710/
Adwick6785/
Gostwicki6711/
Hatwik674/
Hathwaick671/
Aduike671/
Hatwic671/
Atwaic670/
Gouthwick670/

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