Beswick

== English == === Alternative forms === Bestwick === Etymology === 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”). === Proper noun === Beswick (countable and uncountable, plural Beswicks) A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA012481). A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Beswick is the 20248th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1314 individuals. Beswick is most common among White (87.75%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beswick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 150. === Anagrams === Bewicks