Bewicke Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Bewicke 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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Bewicke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia461:586,86342,409
England271:2,063,63279,942
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Bewicke 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

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

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

Bewicke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bewicke is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bewicke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,907,068th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Bewicke are found; 48 percent are found in Australasia and 48 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Bewicke is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 586,863. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 57 percent live, Queensland, where 26 percent live and New South Wales, where 17 percent live. Besides Australia Bewicke occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Bewicke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bewicke has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bewicke last name declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bewicke Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Bewicke surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Bewicke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.63% more than the national average, earning $53,778 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beswicke9323/
Bewick922,656/
Biewick869/
Beywick861/
Behwick860/
Beewick860/
Beiswike801/
Besswick801/
Boevicke800/
Beswaick800/
Beswicks800/
Beeswick800/
Bevick773/
Biwike771/
Beswic771/
Bawike771/
Bevice770/
Beweck770/
Beibeck7134/
Beevick715/
Beswyck715/
Buywick714/
Beswisk712/
Bawicki712/
Bovicke711/
Bebecke711/
Biswike711/
Besweck711/
Biowick711/
Hbevick711/
Biewiek711/
Baiwick710/
Besuick710/
Bewig67344/
Baiswike6773/
Bujwicki6762/
Bevic6710/
Bevik676/
Bujwicka673/
Beweg671/
Vewic671/
Bhiwaick671/
Bebuikeh671/
Bechuike671/
Buiswick671/
Bishwick670/
Biswicks670/

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