Last Name SOUTHWICK

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Meaning Local: Of Southwick, parishes in counties Northants, Southants, and Sussex; also a chapelry in the parish of North Bradley, county Wilts; also a township in the parish of Monkwearmouth, county Durham.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 8,524 (2000 US census) 8,692 (1990 US census)
Count 3,560 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 97.02%, or 3454 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.2%, or 7 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.51%, or 18 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.31%, or 11 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.84%, or 30 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.12%, or 40 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Longest baby names

 The longest first name, consisting of 12 characters, from the baby names reported since the year 1880 in the United States is Francisquita.

There are three names consisting of 11 characters: Christopher, Margueritta, and Margueritte

Scottish surnames

 Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
Just like English and other last n...

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

 How does one estimate/guess that number? The first source that comes to mind is the result of the latest available census. We know that 2000 year census presents us with a little over 150,000 unique surnames. The least po...

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