Bewick

English

Etymology

From Old English beo (“bee”) + wīc (“village; farm”), hence a farm for the production of honey.

Proper noun

Bewick (countable and uncountable, plural Bewicks)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A deserted medieval village in Aldbrough parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
   2. A civil parish in Northumberland, England, which includes the villages of Old and New Bewick.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Bewick's swan
• Bewick's wren
• New Bewick
• Old Bewick

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bewick is the 50851^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 410 individuals. Bewick is most common among White (95.12%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bewick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 152.