Barwick Surname

47,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Barwick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barwick,' parishes in Norfolk, Somerset, and W. R. Yorkshire. A small spot in Furness furnished a local surname which has spread. I could give many instances from the Ulverston register and the Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Barwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2001:69,7048,096
England2,8891:19,2862,750
Australia2,0881:12,9291,869
Canada2161:170,58117,126
New Zealand1661:27,2794,764
Wales1511:20,4942,174
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Scotland371:144,6988,671
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
France291:2,290,439180,028
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malta11:430,2723,380
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2431:19,6102,807
Wales201:78,4213,652
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5111:98,2759,988

Barwick (23) may also be a first name.

Barwick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barwick,' parishes in Norfolk, Somerset, and W. R. Yorkshire. A small spot in Furness furnished a local surname which has spread. I could give many instances from the Ulverston register and the Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Sampson de Berwyk, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Philip de Berwyke, Wiltshire, ibid.

1567. Robert Debanke and Elizabeth Barwyke: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1573. Oorge Barwycke and Ellen Parkyns: Marriage Lic. (London).

1610. Thomas Barwicke and Elizabeth Pett: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English) belonging to Barwick = the Bar­ley-Place; Hamlet. [Old English bere, barley + wíc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, German) One who came from Barwick (barley farm), in Norfolk; descendant of Beriwick (bear, farm).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes and places in cos. Essex, Somerset, Norfolk, York, &c. Also an old spelling of Berwick.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A town in Northumberland, English, at the mouth of the river Tweed. The name signifies, the town at the mouth of a river, from aber, the mouth, and wick, a town or harbor. Berewick, the corntown, from bere, barley, com.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Barwick Last Name Facts

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

Barwick occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barwick? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barwick is the 47,102nd most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 662,745 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Barwick are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.

Barwick is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,200 people, or 1 in 69,704. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 16 percent live, North Carolina, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.

Barwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barwick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barwick last name grew 1,018 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 755 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 463 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Barwick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Barwick last name are 14.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Barwick earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16% less than the national average, earning 290,709 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 267.27% more than the national average, earning R 872,784 per year; in United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $49,588 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barwicke9314/
Barwieck937/
Barwickk932/
Bearwick930/
Barwik92506/
Berwick865,112/
Borwick86720/
Barvick8670/
Barbick8670/
Varwick8662/
Barwaik861/
Barwiok861/
Barwisk860/
Barweck860/
Borwieck80100/
Bosrwick801/
Barbuick801/
Bearuick800/
Barwig771,075/
Barvik77161/
Borwik77150/
Berwik7727/
Baruik7722/
Barwix777/
Barvic772/
Barwek771/
Berwic771/
Varwic770/
Barwiková755/
Varwijk71311/
Berweck7170/
Barvikh7152/
Vorwick7151/
Barviks7136/
Bervick7123/
Barbäck7110/
Barbaik719/
Barrvik719/
Barvike718/
Borvick715/
Borwiec712/
Borbick712/
Borweck711/
Berwyck711/
Bharuic711/
Barweek711/
Barweyk710/
Barbaikk675/
Bärwecke672/
Beerwijk671/

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