Urswick Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Urswick Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Urswick (Lanc.), 13th cent. Urswyk, Urswyke, Ursewik, Urswic = Ursa’s Place [Old English wíc, a place: the pers. name is prob. from Old English yrsian, to be angry]

Urswick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Urswick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Urswick (Lanc.), 13th cent. Urswyk, Urswyke, Ursewik, Urswic = Ursa’s Place [Old English wíc, a place: the pers. name is prob. from Old English yrsian, to be angry]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

URSWICK: A parish in Lancashire, in which county the family were resident at an early date.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Urswick Last Name Facts

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

Urswick is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Urswick click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Urswick? popularity and diffusion

The surname Urswick is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Urswick live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Urswick is mostly found in: Durham, where 50 percent reside and Greater London, where 50 percent reside. Other than England this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurswick9316/
Ursick9261/
Arswick861/
Urrsick860/
Ursic83701/
Ursik8312/
Ursica77173/
Urasik7779/
Yursik7745/
Ursiak7742/
Uricek7730/
Ersick7724/
Orsick7716/
Ursvik779/
Ursică775/
Urisic773/
Ursika773/
Irsick771/
Urusik771/
Ürsick771/
Urosik771/
Arsick771/
Ursiki771/
Urysiak71133/
Yurasik7193/
Oresick7174/
Yurisic7171/
Yuricek7158/
Ursacki7153/
Urasikh7146/
Urasiak7122/
Yarosewick7112/
Uhricek7110/
Urasiuk714/
Yersick714/
Yuresic712/
Yurcick712/
Yurasic711/
Uri Sic711/
Uryscek711/
Urysiuk711/
Uresike711/
Ouarsik711/
Arsic67890/
Irsik67543/
Ursić67472/
Orsik67426/
Uresk67112/
Arsik6773/
Irsic6772/
Urisk6769/
Urasikhe6763/
Orsic6753/
Ursík6751/
Ursac6750/
Érsik6729/
Yurescko6721/
Ursky6719/
Urusciuc6718/
Urski6718/
Ursak6717/
Uršic6715/
Urska6712/
Urasiukh679/
Ersik678/
Ursek678/
Ursig678/
Ursok678/
Urcik674/
Urasikho673/
Ersawika672/
Urusciac671/
Urzic671/
Yurassik671/
Yuraseck671/
Yorisick671/
Ursič671/
Urşic671/
Yurascik671/
Ursuk671/
Ursko671/
Ursco671/
Aresawik671/
Auersack670/
Horsvik573/

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