Kekwick Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kekwick 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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Kekwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:1,326,62059,571
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Kekwick 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

Kekwick Last Name Facts

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

Kekwick is most common in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kekwick click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekwick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Kekwick occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Kekwick are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,326,620. In England Kekwick is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 29 percent reside, Devon, where 19 percent reside and Suffolk, where 17 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Kekwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kekwick has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 323 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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