Sidgewick Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Sidgewick 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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Sidgewick Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sidgewick 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
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Sidgewick Last Name Facts

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

Sidgewick occurs most in England. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sidgewick? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Sidgewick occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sidgewick reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Sidgewick is most frequent in: Warwickshire, where 80 percent live and Greater London, where 20 percent live. Excluding England Sidgewick is found in one country. It also occurs in Wales, where 17 percent live.

Sidgewick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sidgewick has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 85 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Sedgewick89921/
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