Sedgewick Surname

385,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Sedgewick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sedgwick,' a township in the parish of Heversham, four miles from Kendal, Westmorland The surname has ramified strongly. The prefix is evidently the personal name of the first settler in the wick (v.

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Sedgewick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4451:125,20912,540
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Australia521:519,14839,018
Scotland191:281,78013,396
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3981:61,2457,142
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:304,35624,088

Sedgewick (37) may also be a first name.

Sedgewick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sedgwick,' a township in the parish of Heversham, four miles from Kendal, Westmorland The surname has ramified strongly. The prefix is evidently the personal name of the first settler in the wick (v. Wike) and a compound of sig; compare Sigismund, Sigmund, Sigward, Sigwald (v. Miss Yonge); compare also Segar and Sayer.

Johannes de Segheswyk, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Seglewyk, 1379: ibid.

Robertus de Segleswyk, 1379: ibid.

The above are from Dent, near Sedgwick.

Thomas de Sigeswik, 1379: ibid.

Elizabeth Sigeswicke, of Botton, 1580: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

George Sigeswicke, of Tatham, 1584: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Thomas Sigswicke, of Lancaster, 1624: ibid.

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

An ancient castle and manor near Horsham, co. Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The town or harbor abounding with sedge, wick, a town or harbor.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Sedgewick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sedgewick is found most in England. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sedgewick? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sedgewick is the 385,671st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 7,912,645 people. The last name Sedgewick occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Sedgewick are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. Sedgewick is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 37 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 445 people, or 1 in 125,209. In England it is most prevalent in: Durham, where 27 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 9 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Beside England this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Sedgewick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sedgewick has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 112 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 140 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sedgewick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sedgewick surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sedgewick surname are 4.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sedgewick earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.92% less than the national average, earning $39,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.61% more than the national average, earning $54,956 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sedgewicke958/
Sedgewik942/
Segewick940/
Sidgewick896/
Cedgewick891/
Sedgewyck890/
Sodgewick890/
Sedgevick890/
Segevick822/
Sejevick719/
Sesevic6320/
Szedziwiec632/
Sigevik631/
Shegebek594/
Chizewick5636/
Cecevic509/
Sisevic506/

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