Elwick
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Ella + wīc (“village”).[1]
Proper noun
Elwick (countable and uncountable, plural Elwicks)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Hartlepool, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4532).
- A village in Middleton parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1136).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Elwick is the 121590th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 142 individuals. Elwick is most common among White (85.21%) individuals.
References
- ^ "Key to English Place Names". Key to English Place Names- Worth Kent. University of Nottingham.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elwick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 525.