Barwise

== English == === Etymology === Habitational surname from a minor place in Westmorland, from Old English beorgas, plural form of beorg (“mountain, hill”). === Proper noun === Barwise (countable and uncountable, plural Barwises) A surname from Old English. An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Texas, United States. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Barwise is the 147253rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 112 individuals. Barwise is most common among White (89.29%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barwise”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 110. Forebears