Last Name BEWICK

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Meaning Local: Of Bewick. Old and New Bewick, places in Northumberland. A surname still familiar on the ENglish border. Thomas Bewick, the wood engraver, was born in the parish of Ovingham in Northumberland.
Origin English

Rank 49,671 (2000 US census) 38,567 (1990 US census)
Count 397 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.96%, or 377 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.77%, or 11 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.51%, or 6 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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