Kekewick Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Kekewick 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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Kekewick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Kekewick 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

Kekewick Last Name Facts

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

Kekewick has its highest incidence in Australia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekewick? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Kekewick is primarily found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Kekewick are found; 100 percent are found in Australasia and 100 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 2,249,642. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: South Australia, where 58 percent are found, Queensland, where 25 percent are found and Victoria, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kekeweek751/
Cakewick750/
Kiekawiec711/
Kokowic679/
Kecevic677/
Kokovick633/
Kiekovic631/
Kokovic5324/
Cecevic539/
Kecovic531/
Kackovic5011/
Kökövics5010/
Kocovick507/
Kockovic504/

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