Borwick Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Borwick Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Borwick = prob. the Castle-Place [Middle English borgh, burgh, Old English burg, burh, a stronghold, castle + M.E wick, Old English wíc]

Borwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
England1331:418,93328,433
Australia1151:234,74522,001
Scotland931:57,5684,778
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Ireland211:224,2358,707
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Wales51:618,90625,852
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:133,19912,277
Scotland801:46,7903,324
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Borwick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Borwick = prob. the Castle-Place [Middle English borgh, burgh, Old English burg, burh, a stronghold, castle + M.E wick, Old English wíc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Borwick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Borwick is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Borwick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 467,272nd most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Borwick reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 1,342,440. In The United States it is mostly found in: Iowa, where 15 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Borwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Borwick has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Borwick surname rose 1,227 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 27 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,050 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Borwick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Borwick last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Borwick last name are 4.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Borwick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 133.89% more than the national average, earning R 555,804 per year; in United States they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $48,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.09% less than the national average, earning $49,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Borwieck93100/
Bosrwick931/
Borwik92150/
Barwick8610,996/
Berwick865,112/
Burwick86782/
Vorwick8651/
Worwick8617/
Borvick865/
Borbick862/
Borwiec862/
Borweck861/
Burwieck8027/
Barwicke8014/
Barwieck807/
Barwickk802/
Burwicke801/
Barwik77506/
Borvik77132/
Borwig77114/
Berwik7727/
Burwik7712/
Borvic773/
Berwic771/
Worwik771/
Borwek770/
Warwick7122,188/
Bourvic71428/
Barbick7170/
Barvick7170/
Berweck7170/
Varwick7162/
Vorvick7143/
Burwiek7134/
Burvick7125/
Bervick7123/
Borvikh7120/
Vorweck713/
Barwiok711/
Berwyck711/
Vurwick711/
Barwaik711/
Barweck710/
Barwisk710/
Bourwieg6724/
Warrwick679/
Warzwick677/
Bourbeck675/
Bärwecke672/
Warwicke672/
Beerwijk671/
Voorwijk671/
Barbuick671/

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