Beswick Surname
Approximately 9,186 people bear this surname
Beswick Surname Definition:
(1) This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beswick.' Lately a small hamlet, one mile and a half from Manchester, now a suburb of that city, (a) Local, 'of Beswick,' a township in the parish of Kilnwick, East Riding Yorkshire.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,446 | 1:12,532 | 1,852 |
| United States | 1,917 | 1:189,076 | 18,758 |
| Australia | 1,190 | 1:22,685 | 3,130 |
| Canada | 410 | 1:89,867 | 9,887 |
| South Africa | 249 | 1:217,581 | 22,863 |
| New Zealand | 239 | 1:18,947 | 3,331 |
| Jamaica | 215 | 1:13,349 | 1,329 |
| Wales | 107 | 1:28,921 | 2,968 |
| Scotland | 104 | 1:51,479 | 4,410 |
| Israel | 57 | 1:150,134 | 15,774 |
| Northern Ireland | 33 | 1:55,910 | 4,502 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Grenada | 7 | 1:15,505 | 950 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,904 | 1:8,394 | 1,274 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 464 | 1:108,230 | 10,824 |
Beswick (122) may also be a first name.
Beswick Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beswick.' Lately a small hamlet, one mile and a half from Manchester, now a suburb of that city, (a) Local, 'of Beswick,' a township in the parish of Kilnwick, East Riding Yorkshire. The many Beswicks of Lancashire undoubtedly hail from here.
Thomas de Bexwik, of Manchester, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).
Edward Beswick, of Gorton, near Manchester, 1597: Wills at Chester.
Richard Beswick, of Blakeley, Manchester, 1580: ibid.
1589. Married — William Beswicke and Tsabell Dosone: Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).
1592. Robert Beswycke and Katherine Parkyns: Marriage Lic. (London).
(English)Bel. to Beswick = 1 Beag(e)’s Place. [Old English wíc] 2 the Bees’ Place; an Apiary. [Middle English bees, pl. of bee, Old English beó, a bee + Middle English wick, O.E. wíc]
Places in cos. York and Lancaster. The B.'s of Gristhorpe have been seated there for upwards of four centuries. B.L.G.
A location name in Yorkshire.
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Beswick Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beswick Come From? nationality or country of origin
Beswick is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Beswick click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beswick? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 55,308th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 793,332 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Beswick reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 844,248th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 122 people.
This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 4,446 people, or 1 in 12,532. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 27 percent are found, Cheshire, where 8 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Not including England it is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Beswick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Beswick has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Beswick surname expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 413 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,675 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 578 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beswick Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Beswick surname are 12.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.91% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Beswick earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.97% more than the national average, earning R 354,000 per year; in United States they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning $49,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $56,173 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beswicke | 93 | 23 | / |
| Betswick | 93 | 1 | / |
| Besswick | 93 | 1 | / |
| Beswaick | 93 | 0 | / |
| Beswicks | 93 | 0 | / |
| Beeswick | 93 | 0 | / |
| Beswic | 92 | 1 | / |
| Beswik | 92 | 0 | / |
| Biswick | 86 | 503 | / |
| Boswick | 86 | 171 | / |
| Baswick | 86 | 85 | / |
| Beswyck | 86 | 5 | / |
| Beswisk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Besweck | 86 | 1 | / |
| Veswick | 86 | 1 | / |
| Besuick | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bosswick | 80 | 21 | / |
| Buiswick | 80 | 1 | / |
| Betsuick | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beiswike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bishwick | 80 | 0 | / |
| Boshwick | 80 | 0 | / |
| Biswicks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Biswik | 77 | 6 | / |
| Beswek | 77 | 3 | / |
| Boswik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bisweck | 71 | 484 | / |
| Boswijk | 71 | 389 | / |
| Besbeck | 71 | 24 | / |
| Biswike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bisvick | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beiswig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baiswike | 67 | 73 | / |
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