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Berwick Name Meaning

English and Scottish: habitational name primarily from Berwick-on-Tweed on the Northumbrian coast at the mouth of the Tweed river a border town that regularly changed hands between the Scots and the English. Also from any of the places called Berwick in Dorset and elsewhere Berrick in Oxfordshire Barwick in Norfolk and Yorkshire or Barricks in High Easter Essex. This could also be a topographic name for someone who lived ‘(at the) outlying grange’ from Middle English ber(e)wik ‘outlying grange or farm demesne farm’ (Old English berewīc ‘barley farm’).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Barwick, Bewick, Beswick, Merrick, Burwick, Herwick, Harwick, Fenwick

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Where is the Berwick family from?

You can see how Berwick families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Berwick family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Berwick families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 50 Berwick families living in Ontario. This was about 48% of all the recorded Berwick's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Berwick families in 1911.
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What did your Berwick ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Student were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Berwick. 43% of Berwick men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Berwick women worked as a Student. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    43%
  • Carpenter
    18%
  • Labourer
    15%
  • Merchant
    11%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Student
    100%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Berwick. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Berwick. For the veterans among your Berwick ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Berwick lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Berwick life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Berwick in 1952 was 61, and 72 in 2004.

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