Bewick
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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)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A deserted medieval village in Aldbrough parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
- A civil parish in Northumberland, England, which includes the villages of Old and New Bewick.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bewick is the 50851st 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.