Westwick Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Westwick Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westwick': (1) a hamlet in the parish of Oakington, Cambridgeshire; (2) a township in the parish of Gain ford, County Durham; (3) a parish in the county of Norfolk; (4) a township in the parish of Ripon, Yorkshire.

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Westwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2701:206,36317,844
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Canada801:460,57039,784
Australia591:457,55435,515
Israel451:190,17018,708
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Westwick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Westwick': (1) a hamlet in the parish of Oakington, Cambridgeshire; (2) a township in the parish of Gain ford, County Durham; (3) a parish in the county of Norfolk; (4) a township in the parish of Ripon, Yorkshire.

John de Westwik, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Katerina de Westwye, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Isabella de Westwyk, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Westwick = the West DWelling(s [Old English west + wíc] The Yorks place was Westuuic in Domesday-Bk. The Camb. township was Westwik, Westwyk, and Westwyc in the 13th cent. Westwick, Norf., was Westwyke in the 14th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Westwick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Westwick is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westwick? popularity and diffusion

It is the 491,125th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 10,812,383 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Westwick live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Westwick is most common in England, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 206,363. In England it is most numerous in: Hertfordshire, where 13 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Westwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westwick has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Westwick last name rose 262 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 696 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westwick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westwick surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Westwick earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 31.68% more than the national average, earning $56,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $53,582 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westwck931/
Westick931/
Bestwick882,306/
Westawic881/
Westtick880/
Westwock880/
Westik8613/
Westika8032/
Westock8020/
Westwig8010/
Westiuk802/
Westico802/
Westeck801/
Weistik801/
Bestwic801/
Westica801/
Westdijk751,096/
Weistock7577/
Weustika756/
Wiestock754/
Westewig752/
Wisticki752/
Wostowic751/
Bestuick751/
Westtock751/
Wiesdick750/
Westawke750/
Bistwick750/
Westig7141/
Weisstock7118/
Westek716/
Westco716/
Wastik714/
Westak713/
Weisstuck712/
Woestc711/
Wiestk711/
Westuk711/
West-Acke711/
Wastika67661/
Wesdijk67223/
Westdyk67178/
Westaka67159/
Wesdock6759/
Weistok6729/
Wistock6729/
Wastiki6716/
Wasdick6714/
Wistika6710/
Wastack677/
Wastiko677/
Wostiuk672/
Westayk672/
Vestwig671/
Wastock671/
West-Houck671/
Westgoi671/
Wesotäk671/
Westeke671/
Westuka671/
Wesotek670/
Wistack670/
Westake670/
Vastwijk6316/

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