Bewick Surname

163,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bewick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bewick.' Old and New Bewick, places in Northumberland. A surname still familiar on the English border. Thomas Bewick, the wood engraver, was born in the parish of Ovingham in Northumberland.

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Bewick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5701:35,4894,678
United States5451:665,06253,113
Canada1701:216,73920,919
Australia1601:168,72317,330
Scotland521:102,9586,964
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Wales371:83,6366,963
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7591:32,1154,257
Scotland741:50,5843,461
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Bewick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bewick.' Old and New Bewick, places in Northumberland. A surname still familiar on the English border. Thomas Bewick, the wood engraver, was born in the parish of Ovingham in Northumberland.

William de Bewyk, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Bewyk, Yorkshire ibid.

Julian Bevyk, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1602-3. Edward Hunt and Sarah Bewick: Marriage Lic. (London).

1781. Married — Thomas Bond and Margaret Bewicke: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Bewick = prob. the Bee-Place or Apiary. [Old English beó + wíc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old and New Bewicke are in Northumb., where the family, (well known as a border clan, and still better for having produced the restorer of the art of wood-engraving,) flourished immemorially.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Bewicks, an old border clan, flourished for ages at Old and New Bewick, in North Northumberland (L.). The name is still in those districts. Robert Bewick, who died in 1641, was a merchant - adventurer of Newcastle, and was twice mayor of the town (B.).

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

Bewick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bewick is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bewick? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 163,511th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,743,805 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Bewick are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 1,570 people, or 1 in 35,489. In England it is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 28 percent are found, Durham, where 12 percent are found and Northumberland, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Bewick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bewick has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bewick surname expanded 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,557 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 30 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 308 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bewick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bewick are 14.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Bewick earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 17.18% more than the national average, earning R 278,460 per year; in United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,780 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.66% more than the national average, earning $54,481 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bewicke9295/
Biewick929/
Beywick921/
Boewick920/
Behwick920/
Baewick920/
Beewick920/
Beswicke8623/
Besswick861/
Beswaick860/
Beeswick860/
Beswicks860/
Bowick83790/
Bevick833/
Bawick832/
Beswic831/
Beweck830/
Beibeck7734/
Bhowick7712/
Beswyck775/
Beevick775/
Buywick774/
Beswisk772/
Biewiek771/
Besweck771/
Biowick771/
Hbevick771/
Baiwick770/
Besuick770/
Bewig73344/
Bawic73219/
Bawik7377/
Bowik7314/
Bevic7310/
Bevik736/
Vewic731/
Bhiwaick711/
Buiswick711/
Beiswike711/
Bishwick710/
Biswicks710/
Bawiec67427/
Bovick6767/
Boevik6750/
Beevik6719/
Vebeck6719/
Bhowik6718/
Bijwik6710/
Bowiec678/
Bhawik676/
Biewig676/
Biswik676/
Bebyck675/
Baevik674/
Beswek673/
Biwaik671/
Biwike671/
Bowiek671/
Bowaik671/
Boveck671/
Beebic671/
Beewek671/
Bawaik671/
Baweck671/
Baweic671/
Beuvik670/
Bybeck670/
Boewig670/
Bavick670/

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