Bestwick Surname
Approximately 2,306 people bear this surname
Bestwick Surname Definition:
The Bestwicks, who are now mostly gathered together in the Ashbourne district, bear the name of townships in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Bestwick Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,384 | 1:40,259 | 5,182 |
| United States | 453 | 1:800,130 | 61,707 |
| Australia | 188 | 1:143,594 | 15,358 |
| Canada | 77 | 1:478,514 | 41,057 |
| Wales | 62 | 1:49,912 | 4,670 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Chile | 36 | 1:489,346 | 12,617 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 511 | 1:47,701 | 5,880 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 92 | 1:545,855 | 37,602 |
Bestwick Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The Bestwicks, who are now mostly gathered together in the Ashbourne district, bear the name of townships in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Bestwick Demographics
Bestwick Political Affiliation
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Bestwick Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bestwick Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bestwick occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bestwick? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bestwick is the 184,066th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,160,254 people. The last name Bestwick is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Bestwick are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,384 people, or 1 in 40,259. In England it is mostly found in: Derbyshire, where 32 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 18 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 6 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Bestwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bestwick has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bestwick surname increased 271 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bestwick Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Bestwick last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bestwick surname are 12.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.6% registered with the political party.
The amount Bestwick earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.1% more than the national average, earning R 299,652 per year; in United States they earn 12.66% less than the national average, earning $37,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $50,663 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betwick | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bestwic | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bostwick | 88 | 7,225 | / |
| Westwick | 88 | 674 | / |
| Bestwiek | 88 | 6 | / |
| Bastwick | 88 | 2 | / |
| Beatwick | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bestuick | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bethwick | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bistwick | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bedwick | 80 | 30 | / |
| Bostwik | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bostwic | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bostuick | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bosdwick | 75 | 0 | / |
| Betuik | 71 | 21 | / |
| Bedwik | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bidwick | 67 | 26 | / |
| Westwig | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vestwig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bostwek | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bitwaike | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bedvic | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bedwig | 57 | 0 | / |
| Bidwaik | 53 | 59 | / |
| Vedvick | 53 | 57 | / |
| Betouek | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bidwike | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bietweg | 53 | 0 | / |
| Betoueke | 50 | 8 | / |
| Bethwesk | 50 | 0 | / |
| Beadbeck | 50 | 0 | / |
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