Marwick Surname

236,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Marwick Surname Definition:

An Orcadian surname of local origin from Marwick ('sea-mew bay') in the parish of Birsay. Sir James David Marwick (1826-1908) was a distinguished antiquary.

Marwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4231:63,8207,653
Scotland3821:14,0151,794
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
South Africa1771:306,08929,333
England1711:325,83724,140
New Zealand1681:26,9544,714
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2891:12,9521,525
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Marwick (45) may also be a first name.

Marwick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Orcadian surname of local origin from Marwick ('sea-mew bay') in the parish of Birsay. Sir James David Marwick (1826-1908) was a distinguished antiquary.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Marwick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marwick (Arabic: مارويك) is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marwick? popularity and diffusion

It is the 236,504th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,289,315 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 35 percent of Marwick reside; 35 percent reside in Australasia and 35 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,504,468th most common given name in the world It is held by 45 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 423 people, or 1 in 63,820. In Australia it is primarily found in: Western Australia, where 83 percent live, Victoria, where 8 percent live and Queensland, where 3 percent live. Not including Australia it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Marwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marwick has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Marwick surname rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 613 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marwick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marwick last name are 22.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.19% registered with the party.

The amount Marwick earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.53% more than the national average, earning R 279,288 per year; in United States they earn 21.63% more than the national average, earning $52,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $52,803 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marzwick937/
Mearwick930/
Marwik9214/
Marvick86146/
Morwick86143/
Merwick86111/
Marwijk8639/
Mörwick864/
Mairweck8015/
Morwieck801/
Marvik77305/
Marwig7796/
Marvic7741/
Marwyk772/
Maruik771/
Merwic770/
Maruike71123/
Merwijk7112/
Morvick719/
Mervick718/
Mörwicková715/
Marveck714/
Marbäck711/
Marwaiq711/
Mayruik711/
Morbick711/
Marzuik711/
Meerwijk67249/
Moerwijk678/
Mearbeck671/
Mahrbeck671/

Marwick Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marwick in the Arabic language
مارويكmarwyk-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marwick
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis