Beswick

English

Alternative forms

• Bestwick

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Beac + -s- + wīc (“village”).

Proper noun

Beswick (countable and uncountable, plural Beswicks)

1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA012481).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Beswick is the 20248^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1314 individuals. Beswick is most common among White (87.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beswick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 150.