Beswick

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Partly from Middle English Bexwic, from Old English *Bēaceswīc (literally “Beac's farm”); and partly the Old Norse personal name Bø̄si or Besi + Old English wīc (“village”).

Beswick (countable and uncountable, plural Beswicks)

1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA012481).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Beswick is the 20248^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1314 individuals. Beswick is most common among White (87.75%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beswick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 150.

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