Explore the Family Name Colwick

The meaning of Colwick

English: habitational name from Colwick (Nottinghamshire), but in the West Midlands perhaps alternatively from Colewick (lost, in Saint Johns in Bedwardine, Worcestershire) or Colewich (Staffordshire), for which see also Colledge. The placenames are formed either with the Old English personal name Cola or with Old English col ‘coal, charcoal’ + Old English wic ‘dairy farm’ (see Wick). The surname Colwick is no longer found in Britain. Compare Collick.

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How common is the last name Colwick in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Colwick saw a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 112,365th place to 112,568th. Despite this drop in rank, the actual number of people carrying the Colwick surname increased by 7.59%, rising from 145 in 2000 to 156 ten years later. The proportion of people with this surname remained steady at 0.05 per 100k population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#112,365	#112,568	-0.18%
Count	145	156	7.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Colwick

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Colwick surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. There was, however, a slight decrease in this group, dropping from 97.24% to 95.51%. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed no reported change. This suggests minimal ethnic diversity among those carrying the Colwick surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.24%	95.51%	-1.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%