Bewick
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English beo (“bee”) + wīc (“village; farm”), hence a farm for the production of honey.
Proper noun[edit]
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[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bewick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 152.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Ancient settlements
- en:Places in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Northumberland, England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -wick