Explore the Family Name Berwick
The meaning of Berwick
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’).
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How common is the last name Berwick in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Berwick experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 16,944 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 18,068th position, marking a change of -6.63%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also saw a minor decline from 1,548 in 2000 to 1,543 in 2010, a change of -0.32%. This reduction was reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people, which dropped by -8.77% over the same period.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #16,944 | #18,068 | -6.63% |
| Count | 1,548 | 1,543 | -0.32% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.57 | 0.52 | -8.77% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Berwick
The ethnic identity associated with the Berwick surname shows some interesting shifts as per the Decennial U.S. Census. While there were no reported individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, the representation of multiple races within the Berwick surname increased by 80.62% from 2000 to 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as white saw a small drop of -2.98%. Hispanic representation more than doubled across the decade, increasing by 113.04%, while those identifying as Black decreased slightly by -10.20%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.19% | 91.38% | -2.98% |
| Hispanic | 1.61% | 3.43% | 113.04% |
| Two or More Races | 1.29% | 2.33% | 80.62% |
| Black | 2.45% | 2.2% | -10.2% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |