Kekewich Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kekewich Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kekewick,' Cheshire Spelt Kekewicke and Kekewike in the Accounts of Norton Abbey (v. Lancashire, and Cheshire Records). The name passed into Cornwall several centuries ago.

Peter Kykewhych, 1518: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Kekewich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada371:995,82774,831
England121:4,643,172139,951
Scotland71:764,83125,488
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Kekewich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kekewick,' Cheshire Spelt Kekewicke and Kekewike in the Accounts of Norton Abbey (v. Lancashire, and Cheshire Records). The name passed into Cornwall several centuries ago.

Peter Kykewhych, 1518: Register of the University of Oxford.

1574. Gregory Keckwiche, Cornwall: Register of the University of Oxford.

John Keakwich, of Aughton, yeoman, 1650: Wills at Chester.

John Keyquick, Liverpool, 1677: ibid. (1660-80).

Robert Darwell, of Keckqnick, Cheshire, husbandman: ibid.

1623. Peter Rawson and Ellen Kewqaitt: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English or Scandinavian + English) belonging to Kekewick or Keckwick (Chesh.), A.D. 1298 Kekwyk, A.D. 1323 Kecwik [O.E wíc, a place: the first element, if not the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cæca or Cecca, is prob. a pers. name of Scandinavian origin (cp. Dano-Norwegiankiæk, Swedish käck, brave, bold, doughty]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This family, long resident in Cornwall and Devonshire, are said to have been of Lancashire origin. There is a township in Cheshire called Kekwick, from which the name was probably borrowed.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Kekwick; a location name in Cheshire.

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

Kekewich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kekewich is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekewich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,436,415th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Kekewich are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kekewich is most widespread in Canada, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 995,827. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 95 percent live, British Columbia, where 3 percent live and Quebec, where 3 percent live. Excluding Canada Kekewich occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and Scotland, where 11 percent live.

Kekewich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kekewich has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kekewich last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kekewich Last Name Statistics demography

Kekewich earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $55,808 CAD per year.

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