Bestwick Surname

184,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3841:40,2595,182
United States4531:800,13061,707
Australia1881:143,59415,358
Canada771:478,51441,057
Wales621:49,9124,670
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Chile361:489,34612,617
Scotland221:243,35512,191
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5111:47,7015,880
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Betwick931/
Bestwic931/
Bostwick887,225/
Westwick88674/
Bestwiek886/
Bastwick882/
Beatwick881/
Bestuick881/
Bethwick880/
Bistwick880/
Bedwick8030/
Bostwik805/
Bostwic802/
Bostuick751/
Bosdwick750/
Betuik7121/
Bedwik710/
Bidwick6726/
Westwig6710/
Vestwig671/
Bostwek670/
Bitwaike632/
Bedvic571/
Bedwig570/
Bidwaik5359/
Vedvick5357/
Betouek531/
Bidwike531/
Bietweg530/
Betoueke508/
Bethwesk500/
Beadbeck500/

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